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I, for one, know how to hold a grudge. Also, seems like the reputability of the vendor should be a factor in vendor selection. Why would one willingly use a v
by neilv 3y ago
I, for one, know how to hold a grudge.
Also, seems like the reputability of the vendor should be a factor in vendor selection. Why would one willingly use a vendor with an apparent mindset of "screw you, the moment it makes sense for me"?
(Maybe because a decision-maker didn't expect to personally be on the hook if the vendor also screws their company, in the same well-known ways it's screwed others? If screwing happens before the decision-maker moves on: "I'm shocked; shocked! Who could have foreseen this costly mess?")
- bombcar 3y agoBecause once you're past a certain size, the company, even if it DOES get screwed, only gets screwed in the ass, and the people making the decisions live up in the head and experience no pain or issue. Once you realize that you start to notice exactly the difference between companies that are selling to the people who will use the product, and those selling to their bosses, and those selling to the bosses' bosses.
- neilv 3y agoI once tried to halt a bad enterprise sales purchase before it had been signed... But some people (who didn't understand the use of the software) had already already invested some face in the purchase. Maybe also a bit of "nobody ever got fired for buying ___", and the enterprise sales rep seemed very reassuring. :)