> I'll post the results here once we're done. I guess our > issues are exactly the same as with any other company selling > ColdFusion, customers choose the safety of the brand > "Microsoft" instead of using their brains and comparing the > results with the costs. That's how it works unfortunately, it > is easier for a manager to explain his manager he has failed > with a Microsoft project than it is with a ColdFusion project > (sounds ridiculous does it?). Then ofcourse we have the sales > team, aware of ColdFusion as a product but knowing the "M" > name saves their sales pitch, and knowing the "M" name > enables them to raise prices. :) ..
Unfortunately, you're correct about this. However, it's not really ridiculous at all. People have a limited amount of time to learn about competing products, so all things being equal you're better off choosing the product from the company you know about rather than the one you don't. The key to success here is not to fail with your CF projects. Of course, that's easy to say, but I think that's really your only hope. I prefer CF to .NET simply because I think projects are more likely to succeed. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ phone: 202-797-5496 fax: 202-797-5444 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:184610 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
