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Perhaps we should be thinking twice about buying Cisco products and rewarding such an apparently unethical company.
by poutine 15y ago
Perhaps we should be thinking twice about buying Cisco products and rewarding such an apparently unethical company.
- rbanffy 15y agoSadly, people usually buy not from the most ethical manufacturer, but from the cheapest.
- ScottBurson 15y agoLinksys, which is the Cisco consumer/small-business brand, is rarely if ever the cheapest. So in this case, ethics and self-interest may coincide. -- At least, as long as we know nothing about the other manufacturers.
- riobard 15y agoCisco is hardly the cheapest manufacture, right?
- rbanffy 15y agoIt's not only sticker price that counts. Maintenance, expected lifespan, expandability, training, financing, familiarity of your sysadmins... Actually, I was quite naïve in my OP. Networking equipment and software selection is rarely conducted by people who can understand what they are doing. The person who makes the sale usually ends up being the one who wined and dined the most high-ranking exec in the client.