> management said no Because management would have more work and responsibility with your solution. > what they paid hundreds of thousands in licensing fees a

> management said no Because management would have more work and responsibility with your solution. > what they paid hundreds of thousands in licensing fees and man hours to do the same job They spent shareholders money. So they don't care about costs. And what looks better in resume: a) managed one programmer b) two million dollars software system deployment If these guys have created a start-up and payed with their own money, I guarantee they would have chosen your solution.