Sorry to poke my head in, but you're missing something fundamental--it's
not bribery. It's fear--
there's an old corporate saying that "nobody ever got fired for hiring
{IBM,McKinsey,PWC,HP}".
I forget exactly which one.
You've probably heard some manager say "with commercial software we have
someone to
sue"? They'll never actually sue anyone, although I've seen it
happen--what the guy's saying
is that, if something goes horribly wrong, they can go to their boss and
tell him/her "but,
it's {IBM,McKinsey,PWC,HP}--they have great references, everyone does
it". And not
get fired. CYA = cover your ass, cowardly & unimaginative management,
that's all it is.
Don't read so much evil into it.
-John
Viktor Steinmann wrote:
>Uhm... - actually I do work at a large company. Usage of OpenSource is not a
>question of the company size, but of the company management.
>
>However I understand the managers... OpenSource developers don't invite
>managers
>to a weekend in a mountain wellness resort, offer them free drinks at events or
>give you expensive gifts. Commercial Software companies do it all the time...
>
>Cheers,
>Viktor
>
>Zitat von Mickey Coggins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
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>>>I've been wondering for a long time, why Swisscom would rather go with MS
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>>than
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>>>with an open-source based solution. ...
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>>I take it you have never worked for a large company! :-)
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