On 5/21/07, Brian Gupta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
You are missing something very significant. There are times when doing
so, might give you a significant competitive advantage. Whether that
is time to market, efficiency gains, or some other advantage, there
are many cases that make strong business sense for having paid staff
do customization of third party source.
If you forget that business needs are the primary driver of IT
specifications, you are going to eventually find yourself out of
employment. (You aren't just doing technology for what you think is
cool. You have to be doing what the business needs, not just what you
*think* the business needs).
-Brian
Perhaps I am being a little dense here, but what does any of this have
to do with breaking existing standards and compatibility? Isn't this
what businesses are subscribing to when they pay for a given piece of
software and/or support?
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