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Because it is a very well known software company. I have never used Citrix, but to me its as a name the same way as VMWare, SAP, EMC, Salesforce and Intuit is.
by timc3 4y ago
Because it is a very well known software company. I have never used Citrix, but to me its as a name the same way as VMWare, SAP, EMC, Salesforce and Intuit is.
- newaccount2021 4y ago
- chrisseaton 4y agoAgain, all those are old-style enterprise software. If you didn't work in a legacy corporate environment, you'd never encounter them.
- umeshunni 4y agoI think anyone who has ever had a sales or support job has to deal with Salesforce in one form or the other.
- parasubvert 4y agoUmm. If you file taxes with a computer, you’re using Intuit. If you have a datacenter, it has a good shot of running some VMware. If you run logistics at almost any medium sized or bigger company, you’re using SAP or Oracle. If you have a group of employees that sell things, Salesforce is common. This is the software that literally runs the world. If you’re not familiar with it, then you’re ignorant about how the world works. Nothing wrong with that of course, but I don’t understand the pride in it. Especially on HN, where Hackers tend to be curious.
- hhmc 4y agoIntuit has no relevance if you don’t live in the US
- parasubvert 4y agoTurbotax sure (includes Canada), but Quickbooks is used globally.
- hhmc 4y agoThere are many countries (the UK I can say with certainty, but I believe also the EU), where no 3rd party software is needed to complete a tax return for a typical person. Either it's completely automatic (like most PAYE employees in the UK), or the tax system is simplified to point where it's a simple form to complete.