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No - if you look in the EULA, there is a clause which stops you publishing benchmarks, which is just wrong on so many levels.
by meaty 14y ago
No - if you look in the EULA, there is a clause which stops you publishing benchmarks, which is just wrong on so many levels.
- rbanffy 14y agoLong ago, I have decided not to recommend a product whose manuals you couldn't see before buying it. It came from a huge disappointment over ATG's Dynamo web platform that led to a cancelled project and some lawyering. If we could have seen all the documentation, we'd have decided against it. Benchmarking is the same - unless I can see independent benchmarks (ones not authorized or paid for the software maker, done based on publicly available knowledge on the platform) I'm not buying.
- jspaur 14y agoIt is crummy that you can't read other peoples perf numbers, that being said, evaluation versions exist for a reason. No need to rely on other peoples generic benchmarks. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/hh670538.aspx http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/hh670538.aspx
- ComputerGuru 14y agoNot everyone has the expertise or the time to run their own extensive, comprehensive benchmark suite. It could be dangerous to do so for the uninitiated who may come to the wrong conclusions.
- meaty 14y agoPeople should however be allowed to make mistakes.