Management pays Kronos because they feel like there's no options, even though their product is terrible and can be easily duplicated. I know this because I atte

Management pays Kronos because they feel like there's no options, even though their product is terrible and can be easily duplicated. I know this because I attempted to do it years ago. I was tasked with working with a consultant from Kronos to implement their "time management" system. I was surprised/not-surprised when I saw how lame it was. But I couldn't keep quiet after I heard we were paying Kronos something like $250K (early 2000s; can't remember exact $$$ amount, but it was a lot). I told my bosses I could make the same system over a weekend, and support it myself. Management resisted at first (Kronos has certifications!), but then they told Kronos we're thinking about rolling our own, thinking Kronos would drop the price by a few bucks. Nope. Kronos threatened to sue, saying we were attempting to steal IP.