I don't know, I always got the impression it was reasonably OK if you could actually win a bid at a price you were happy at. I'm sure some people welch on the deal but I think this normally happens before work actually gets started for real.
All the criticism of these sites I've ever heard is about how unrealistic the payments tend to be for anyone outside Asia (often accurate), rather than people not getting paid.
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Previously on "Who says RentaCoder undervalues programmers?"
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I know this has been asked before, but does the money actually turn up for work completed?
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Originally posted by NickFitz View Post
There was something similar on there a few months back, IIRC - somebody wanting a new operating system that was fully compatible with Windows XP, or some such nonsense. Can't remember what they were offering, but they also expected the whole thing to take just a few weeks
Someone sold them a copy of Vista after dusting down one off the shelves of PC World.
So official UK sales of Vista must be at least one then. No wonder M$ are trying to deflect attention to their next stillborn attempt, Windows 7. I can't hear a drum roll....just a few heads.
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There was something similar on there a few months back, IIRC - somebody wanting a new operating system that was fully compatible with Windows XP, or some such nonsense. Can't remember what they were offering, but they also expected the whole thing to take just a few weeks
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As my old Sales Director used to say, "It's easy. It's not rocket science, is it ?"
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Who says RentaCoder undervalues programmers?
I mean, up to $25K for a new O/S... easy money!Tags: None
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