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And for every smart company like yours ...
There is probably 20 companies that will just pay the price in order to get the problem fixed. Why?

* In the short term they don't have the resources to address the problem.

* In the short term they don't have the budget in the appropriate cost centers to address the problem. In other words, they have budgeted $50,000 for extra Microsoft help.

* They have too many other problems to deal with than to switch horses in the middle of the race.

* The company may have received other perks from Microsoft to justify any extra fees they might get charged right now. Off the shelf it costs $1000/desktop, but with licensing it's only $500/desktop, and there are 1000 desktops, which means there is $500,000 of benefit that can be tapped into as the cost of doing business.

* The technical mandate of the company might be "all Microsoft" and is budgeted to handle extra fees to "fix" the problem. It is often cheaper to centralize on a single technology platform then to have a mixed bag of technology because it is cheaper in some areas. Remember, staff costs are the most expensive part of the I/T budget.

* Even if Microsoft charges $200/hour, a good quality consultant can charge $100-$150/hour. Microsoft may be more expensive, but if it takes 100 hours to "fix" it only cost $5000-$10000 more than if they got somebody else to do it.
Posted by: George Jay   Posted on: 01/28/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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I wonder.....  Ployd_Farker | 01/28/04
Mike Cox is having lunch with his MS rep  Taz_z | 01/28/04
In Aspen?  IT_User | 01/28/04
Nope...He cant be  nite_w0lf | 01/28/04
LOL(nt)  el1jones | 01/28/04
It won't be  Squawkbox | 01/28/04
Oh...  BitTwiddler | 01/28/04
And this means what?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/28/04
You must have missed this part  Taz_z | 01/28/04
Taz, Taz...  Martin Marvinski | 01/29/04
Nice stretch...  Patrick Jones | 01/28/04
false sense of security  stephen732@... | 01/28/04
Hey, you always seem to listen to the linux polls  Bobby Sskcat | 01/28/04
Are there such polls?  IT_User | 01/28/04
1/10 say SCO Impacts Adoption of Linux  David Mohring | 01/29/04
That small businesses lack resources  IT_User | 01/28/04
I tend to agree on that IT_User.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/28/04
And this means what?  NoB$ | 01/28/04
Does this bother you for some reason?  voska | 01/28/04
It may be an indicator  doctormoriarty | 01/29/04
Y  Martin Marvinski | 01/29/04
Y  Martin Marvinski | 01/29/04
We'll see.  John L. Ries | 01/29/04
More cracks in the MS shell  nite_w0lf | 01/28/04
Microsoft is dying?  George Jay | 01/28/04
Of course..where have you been?  Bobby Sskcat | 01/28/04
...meanwhile, back in reality...  LightningShrike | 01/28/04
Re: Innovation  Rabid Conservative | 01/30/04
I hate to burst your bubble  George Jay | 01/28/04
rome  Rembrandt Pussyhorse | 01/28/04
Smooth Talk?  AbsolutelyNot | 01/28/04
And for every smart company like yours ...  George Jay | 01/28/04
You're not seeing the big picture.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 01/28/04
You're not seeing the big picture  George Jay | 01/29/04
Re: New Product  Rabid Conservative | 01/30/04
Enron was showing excellent profitability  km4hr@... | 01/28/04
Creative Accounting ...  George Jay | 01/28/04
It's not just the license fees....  Jose Jimenez | 01/28/04
BSA tactics backfiring...  rkhalloran | 01/28/04
The BSA, Microsoft and the definition of Extortion  David Mohring | 01/29/04
I find many  JWatson77 | 01/28/04
yes but...  stephen732@... | 01/28/04
Too Bad  Bobby Sskcat | 01/28/04
I expect we'll see a survey soon to contradict this one  George Jay | 01/28/04
Full Contradiction  agramont@... | 01/29/04
Microsoft Stole a $10 DomainName from a 17 Year Old...  claytonmuhler | 01/28/04
Um, no they didn't...  BitTwiddler | 01/28/04
The original lawsuit threat was a knee-jerk reaction  AbsolutelyNot | 01/28/04
Free Training for MS Product = A Bad Addiction  brenthawkinsmd | 01/29/04
Re: Um, no they didn't...  Rabid Conservative | 01/30/04
Incorect terminology  nite_w0lf | 01/28/04
innovation  LightningShrike | 01/28/04
Although...  Bobby Sskcat | 01/28/04
Standards don't innovate...  IT_User | 01/28/04
That's close, but not quite correct  George Jay | 01/28/04
re: innovation  dwest_z | 01/28/04
LOL  Bobby Sskcat | 01/28/04
Linux innovation  paul@... | 01/28/04
Like Corel and Lotus Smartsuite  FilledOut | 01/30/04
you have it all wrong  ryusen | 01/28/04
Wary, maybe. Weary, definitely  Franklin_z | 01/28/04
They should be wary...  nograin | 01/28/04
Doesn't tell the whole story  Chad_z | 01/28/04
I agree...  nograin | 01/28/04
Advantage, big business  IT_User | 01/28/04
I would bet on small and medium business  el1jones | 01/28/04
Yes, I remember that  IT_User | 01/28/04
Remember the "LAN story"  Xunil_Sierutuf | 01/28/04
I long for the day...  wease2000 | 01/28/04
My rep is closing business left and right..  Mike Cox | 01/29/04
Typo?  Robert Crocker | 01/29/04
Ah, you beat me to it! (NT)  IT_User | 01/29/04
Most welcome evidence...  FederalistPaperBoy | 01/29/04
I'm particularly wary...  Yen_z | 01/29/04
no ax to grind - no comment on this one  cvos | 01/29/04

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