The listed reasons why enterprise software sucks are not terribly controversial, they are well known. Perhaps more controversially, here are some reasons why en

The listed reasons why enterprise software sucks are not terribly controversial, they are well known. Perhaps more controversially, here are some reasons why enterprise software is good and maybe even fun: 1. The domain that the software operates in is usually complex and varied. 2. The job that the software does is often meaningful, and helps people be more efficient or faster at a job, as opposed to simply entertaining them. 3. Users of the software are generally professionals, and can accept (and often demand) a deeper learning curve in exchange for more features. 4. It's generally more fun to develop software for smart devoted people than uncommitted interlopers. 5. Smart people using your software often directly challenge you to innovate (they make feature requests), rather than spending most of your time reverse engineering the psychology of your users based on aggregate behavior whom you rarely interact with. 6. Enterprise software often needs to dive deep into an industry or practice, they don't need to generalize to everyone. 7. This isn't a distinct benefit, but enterprise software does not need to be a large monolithic application, it can be nimble and fast moving like any other software.