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People for Ethical Treatment of Software (PETS) announced today that more
software companies have been added to the group's "watch list" of companies
that regularly practice software testing. "There is no need for software to
be mistreated in this way so that companies like these can market new
products," said Ken Grandola, spokesperson for PETS. "Alternative methods of
testing these products are available."
According to PETS, these companies force software to undergo lengthy and
arduous tests, often without rest, for hours or days at a time. Employees
are assigned to "break" the software by any means necessary, and inside
sources report that they often joke about "torturing" the software.
"It's no joke," said Grandola. "Innocent programs, from the day they are
compiled, are cooped up in tiny rooms and "crashed" for hours on end. They
spend their whole lives on dirty, ill-maintained computers, and are
unceremoniously deleted when they're not needed any more." Grandola said the
software is kept in unsanitary conditions and is infested with bugs. "We
know that alternatives to this horror exist," he said, citing industry giant
Microsoft Corporation as a company that has become successful without
resorting to software testing.
