Some people make a living selling clients stuff that is unnecessary. I try to sell clients what they need. My clients have the lowest number of bugs, lowest cost in maintenance and are never sold a bill of goods. Oh sure I could have talked them into buying an upgrade each time MS put one out and I would have made more money, but how ethical is that?
************************************************* Join the OBAMA RESISTANCE MOVEMENT! http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike/6181419 --- On Wed, 7/15/09, Gene Wirchenko <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Gene Wirchenko <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [NF] for all of you who hated/loved Office 2007 2010 is out in > preview mode > To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2009, 7:49 PM > At 14:22 2009-07-15, Stephen Russell > <[email protected]> > wrote: > >On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 4:13 PM, Michael Madigan<[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > Exactly. If you're selling a package of > > database, word processing and spreadsheet, you > > shouldn't have to rewrite your database > > programming to work with the Word Processor and > Spreadsheet every few years. > >--------------------------------------------- > > > >I give up? Why should you as a vendor be forever > tied to backwards > >compatibility? Is that communism coming out of > your keyboard? > > Is that a question? > > Did we say forever? It has not > really been > that long. I just recently was modifying some > VFP procedures that I had not changed in just > over ten years. Ten years really is not that long. > > Excuse me, but I think that communism > is > obsolete. Since you are embracing change so > tightly, you really should use a different > paradigm. Or join us. If not, please do not use > > terrorists; that one is passé, too, and rather overdone. > > >I find that M$, as this particular vendor who owns the > products we are > >bitching about, gives ample time software companies to > get familiar > >with the changes and make adjustments as needed before > release of new > >product. > > Microsoft breaks our code, and you are > OK with that? > > >Would you guess those maintenance fees companies charge > are to go > >against testing these new products instead of just to > your pocket? > > Possibly. Now, let us ask what > the benefit > is of the new software. It is possible that it > is none or insufficient for the expense. Finance > types have a concept called return on investment. > > >If you call yourself a professional in this business > you might as well > >act like others who do the due diligence as major > players make major > >product updates. > > As a professional, I feel an > obligation to not drink the Kool-Aid. > > >Instead the ostriches on this list just hide and hope > that their > >customers won't get those NASTY new softwares. > They just get in the > >way. > > Oh, my. An insult. I may > faint. It was > totally unexpected--No, no, no. I suppose it is > to be expected from Stephen Russell. It seems to be > his (lack of) style. > > No, wait! I am a ostrich. > I am supposed > to stick my head in the ground, but I am on the > fourth floor of an apartment building. > > Why did I have to change from dinosaur > to > ostrich? This new survival pattern just is not > working. > > >Hey Michael you said that you first saw 2007 at a > clients site? > > <indignant sniff> Michael is > obviously not a professional. > > Is he an ostrich? > > Sincerely, > > Gene Wirchenko > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] > ** 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. > _______________________________________________ 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 Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** 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.
