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Microsoft Producing Beerware? | 8 comments (8 topical, editorial, 4 hidden)

Re: Microsoft Producing Beerware? (none / 2) (#1)
by ColonelZen (tzellers lieth within pobox of thy kingdom com) on Sat Dec 17th, 2005 at 12:44:40 EST
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I think that the "magic" is (FINALLY!) wearing off. Even the PHB's are finally beginning to "get it" that software is not a shrink wrapped product but is instead an almost organic piece of a living ecology. It all has to fit together harmoniously and one piece which misbehaves can have very deleterious effects on the whole.

It's driven by economics of course but more and more people are seeing that MS works best in its own (expensive) monoculture and doesn't play well in a mixed environment. I've seen considerable resistance of late (and not from me, but from biz types!) to MS solutions even when the part that "they" see is nominally cheaper than another solution. IOW even the biz people are cottoning onto that solution A at X dollars from MS implies elements B and C from MS for additional money wheras solution F may mean more work (and dollars) up front but less ongoing cost and additonal requirements ... and with greater stability and better service times to boot (bad pun).

-- TWZ

Microsoft Producing Beerware? | 8 comments (8 topical, 0 editorial, 4 hidden)

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