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No offence meant edw519, but i thought it might be good to reproduce their entire text here, so that people like me who often read comments first might get a be

No offence meant edw519, but i thought it might be good to reproduce their entire text here, so that people like me who often read comments first might get a better picture. It’s got to be software aimed at software developers or sysadmins. We specialise in Microsoft platforms, but will consider others too.

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edw519 18y ago
No offense taken. I stand by my original comment. If they specialize in Microsoft, that's all I need to know. I'm not interested, no matter what they have to say after the "but".
- eru 18y ago
  Microsoft software: That's where some money is. Especially on the Desktop.
  - edw519 18y ago
    "That's where some money is." Not for me. I don't object to Microsoft because of personal preference. I object because of software quality. Which translates into, "less money for me". Without exception, every experience I've had with a customer who had Microsoft products on their server has been profoundly negative. I've had to account for things I would never dream of in a "-ux" environment. I have to regularly stop and deal with things normally outside my control. Which slows down progress and diverts attention from the critical path. In addition, these customers "think differently". I can't quite put my finger on it, but they just don't see possibilities they've never experienced. So when someone says that they specialize in Microsoft, I have only 2 thoughts: 1. Good luck to them. 2. Not interested.
    - eru 18y ago
      That's surely a rational response. I took care to write "some money" not "all money".
  - hernan7 18y ago
    I'm not sure about that. Piracy of Windows desktop/end-user software is rampant. Maybe it's less for Windows server-related software?
    - briansmith 18y ago
      Piracy is rampant but a lot of people and especially businesses don't want to be pirates. A lot of software businesses have been successful in making casual piracy difficult and confining piracy to places (usenet, hacker-or porn- themed websites, bittorrent, limewire) that most of their target customer won't feel comfortable going. They can't absolutely stop piracy but they can make it a lot less appetizing than the "all you can eat for free" that it used to be.

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edw519 18y ago

No offense taken. I stand by my original comment. If they specialize in Microsoft, that's all I need to know. I'm not interested, no matter what they have to say after the "but".

eru 18y ago
Microsoft software: That's where some money is. Especially on the Desktop.
- edw519 18y ago
  "That's where some money is." Not for me. I don't object to Microsoft because of personal preference. I object because of software quality. Which translates into, "less money for me". Without exception, every experience I've had with a customer who had Microsoft products on their server has been profoundly negative. I've had to account for things I would never dream of in a "-ux" environment. I have to regularly stop and deal with things normally outside my control. Which slows down progress and diverts attention from the critical path. In addition, these customers "think differently". I can't quite put my finger on it, but they just don't see possibilities they've never experienced. So when someone says that they specialize in Microsoft, I have only 2 thoughts: 1. Good luck to them. 2. Not interested.
  - eru 18y ago
    That's surely a rational response. I took care to write "some money" not "all money".
- hernan7 18y ago
  I'm not sure about that. Piracy of Windows desktop/end-user software is rampant. Maybe it's less for Windows server-related software?
  - briansmith 18y ago
    Piracy is rampant but a lot of people and especially businesses don't want to be pirates. A lot of software businesses have been successful in making casual piracy difficult and confining piracy to places (usenet, hacker-or porn- themed websites, bittorrent, limewire) that most of their target customer won't feel comfortable going. They can't absolutely stop piracy but they can make it a lot less appetizing than the "all you can eat for free" that it used to be.