On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 12:14 AM, joebert jacaba <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 9:56 AM, Johann Vincent Paul Tagle > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I don't think they are thinking short term but thinking what makes sense > > with regard to their business. They need such a feature now, they can > pay > > for it, so they go with what's available and can be reliably supported > now. > > clearly short term since you used the word "now." Using the word "now" doesn't mean short term. Just what makes sense for business. It won't make sense for me to wait 6-12 months to start earning say 2M/month when I can do so in 2 months if I invest 2M now. And it doesn't make sense to change what works as long as its cost is within acceptable limits. > > One of your objectives in your biking must be to get healthy, and there's > > really no shortcut to it but dedication and practice. However, in > business, > > there are many ways to accomplish something, and what you choose should > be > > what makes sense to you. If you are making say 25M per year on a product > > using an Oracle database, the initial 2M investment and the succeeding > 0.5M > > yearly support cost is nothing. > > Anything as long as you earn? Yes. As long as it makes business sense. Now you may say it makes business sense to bring the cost down even more. True, but to some, a certain level of cost is acceptable as long as there are benefits (e.g. a big company to turn to). > > Even if in the long run the open source > > alternative is a lot cheaper, they won't be willing to make the change, > > because what they have simply works for them. > > You used "long run". Are you thinking the other one is short term then? > No. Just comparing costs. Joebert, judging from your posts you are an open source champion. You will do anything to promote use of free and open source solutions. I respect that deeply. However, as you said in a previous post "Use what works for you, your client, your brain, your pocket, your advocacy." Right tool for right job. So let's leave it there. I watched this thread morph from a technical discussion of MySQL and Oracle into a talk of business philosophies, etc. Suggestion ko lang, open your mind up a little - you seem to be promoting open source in a similar way how MS did for closed source before - e.g. "the alternative is just wrong/evil". You'll reach more people if you don't readily dismiss certain features as "bling" - just imagine pitching a solution to somebody then dismissing the alternative as bling, when the person you're pitching to is somebody who recognizes the benefits of both open and closed source solutions. He will likely not want to listen to you anymore. People like these want to talk to those who either share the same views, or those who just focus on the benefits of the solution they are proposing and let the client decide for themselves. Good luck in your advocacy. Johann -- Web application and database consulting: www.sagadasolutions.com
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