MB Software Solutions <> wrote: > > I know that's what was the big thing about web development...you got > past the deployment lockdown issues.
> But I've never really had to > deal with that, so "big deal" imo. As I've stated before, > yes...there are certainly areas where a web solution is best.....like > amazon.com to quote a recent example. Why do you think that Web based systems took off? Was it ease of install, none? Or was it ease of updates, update the web site once and it's visible everywhere? I think it had nothing to do with either of them. It was NEW. It looked different. It acted differently. It opened up your inventory and allowed your customers to ORDER on line. This took out the human component of operators to answer the phone or to read faxes and guess what the sender really wrote. Taking that human element out of the equation was phenomenal! Northwest airlines was able to remove the city ticket office locations in 100+ cities worldwide. Some had only one employee others well they had their office in the Mall of America, and it looked like the inside of an airplane. That move by accounting saved millions. Just think of rent on street level retail space in NYC, Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas,... All cities that NWA didn't have a real presence. You referenced the sales pitch that could be programmed in. Take "others who bought this book also purchased ...." That added a 20% gain in sales on single item purchasers who came in and got a single book. Now why would you think that the web would take off and the older desktop interface had met it's apex? Stephen Russell DBA / .Net Developer Memphis TN 38115 901.246-0159 http://spaces.msn.com/members/srussell/ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.13/463 - Release Date: 10/4/2006 _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
