Author doesn't understand costs of development
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| DarrenR114 Dec 04, 2007 12:36 PM EDT |
To do things *his* way would force companies to basically scrap products that are working and meet a customer need - though not to any open standard. Think about that - the costs for software development would soar and the products that are so sorely needed would become prohibitively expensive due to re-development costs. Perhaps the author believes that any such non-compliant code should have been written to comply with such open standards. The only problem is that for most software being used, there were no "open standards" to comply with. Hence the necessity, and absolute need, for "interoperability" plug-ins and modifications. But considering this is the same "pie-in-the-sky" anti-business idealist that contributes to "boycottnovell," I don't expect that he'll ever "get it." Software that isn't used is pointless, and continually calling for "boycotts" instead of compromise is just plain idiocy. |
| Scott_Ruecker Dec 04, 2007 12:53 PM EDT |
I recently saw an IBM commercial and the 'Boss' says, "No, the point of innovation is to make money" Welcome to the new vocabulary.. |
| tracyanne Dec 04, 2007 12:57 PM EDT |
Quoting: Perhaps the author believes that any such non-compliant code should have been written to comply with such open standards. The only problem is that for most software being used, there were no "open standards" to comply with. Then open standards need to be formalised for it. I'm happy to bash this bloke for his BoycottNovell rubbish, but he actually talks good sense in this article. |
| DarrenR114 Dec 04, 2007 1:02 PM EDT |
The point of any enterprise, be it a non-profit charity or a commercial business, is, and always has been, to bring in revenue so that goods and/or services (aka "the product") may be provided.The boss in that commercial is simply restating an age-old historical truth about life. |
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