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"When trying to talk people away from Outlook that entire secondary ecosystem has always been a much bigger roadblock than the lack of a native client or even t
by dangero 13y ago
"When trying to talk people away from Outlook that entire secondary ecosystem has always been a much bigger roadblock than the lack of a native client or even the idea of storing corporate data in "the cloud" in my experience."
Wow, that is surprising to me. I wonder if there's an opportunity to provide a replacement for people who are just getting to the point of needing something like Outlook, but aren't entrenched yet.
- georgemcbay 13y agoTo be perfectly clear, when I mention trying to talk people away from Outlook and them being resistant, I'm talking about IT people and management, not the common workers, who mostly all hate Outlook.
- dgunn 13y agoAgreed. Those who would love a replacement really have very little say in the matter. That's what anyone selling enterprise-y software has to deal with. You're usually selling to the people who won't be using it. This changes the conversation quite a bit regarding the benefits you emphasize about your offering. For instance, you may have to show a higher-up that they can save time/money by using your software rather than telling them they're employees will enjoy using it more because that high-up won't rightfully care.