--- Mark Wonsil <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Personally, this the situation has made me more agnostic.  Where I used to
> automatically recommend HP, I now peruse other options.  Everything is on
> the table.  I've got closer to Java and maybe to .Net if the Mono project
> shows some stability and escapes litigation woes from MS.  I've even become
> agnostic to computer languages.  I just don't want to see my clients over a
> barrel again.

I couldn't agree with Mark more, and that goes double for software companies
that tie upgrade fees to the hardware.  User/functionality licensing is
acceptable. Charging me because I have a need to improve performance because of
poorly written code is not.

-Craig




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