"Their welfare depends on the usability and reliability of the product being mediocre or worse. " Some shops have an attitude that is the opposite of "NIH" and

"Their welfare depends on the usability and reliability of the product being mediocre or worse. " Some shops have an attitude that is the opposite of "NIH" and "DIY", preferring to source existing experts instead of building in-house talent. There are few things that are easy in the edge cases, and fewer that are easy and worthwhile. With Hadoop, however, there is a lot of money to be made supporting the edge cases. EDIT: I replied to a comment that has since been deleted? Neato!