Re: Smith Micro - no competition
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texte = Alex I can see your point. You and I deal with very different type of clients then. I deal with smaller clients (Average cost of site $1000) and these clients have little or no knowledge of the web and other options that they might have. When they do have knowledge in the case of the your client, I can see where telling them what type of database you develop in is important.I hope I have not offended you, nor anyone on the list with my ignorance because I am a small developer. Jeff Logan >Jeff, > No offense, but telling someone they don't know how to market your >business only serves to qualify your experience, not theirs. > > In fact, development jobs in our typical price range not only demand >full disclosure but are often hinged on the platform. > > Point in fact.... everyone saw my requests a few weeks ago for the white >papers comparing WebDNA with ASP and CF and Oracle. SM was not able to >release any information to me in time and the 250k development job went the >way of ASP. While we tried to show the benefits of WebCat in performance and >functionality, their TEAM of researchers could not find justifiable evidence >that would allow them to take the _risk_ of developing in this relatively >unknown platform. > > Quite simply, corporate clients that are spending double digit >percentages on their new WWW initiatives have many valid issues including >history of the platform (stability and longevity), ongoing training and >support, alignment with current corporate directions, and cost of >maintenance. No work would even be considered for award without full >disclosure to address these issues. > > I would have been far more upset had we not been the vendor that won the >ASP contract, but having to go that route and go the way of ASP is a true >tragedy in my opinion. > > >Back to work. >Alex > > >-- > > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. >To end your Mail problems go to
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Alex I can see your point. You and I deal with very different type of clients then. I deal with smaller clients (Average cost of site $1000) and these clients have little or no knowledge of the web and other options that they might have. When they do have knowledge in the case of the your client, I can see where telling them what type of database you develop in is important.I hope I have not offended you, nor anyone on the list with my ignorance because I am a small developer. Jeff Logan >Jeff, > No offense, but telling someone they don't know how to market your >business only serves to qualify your experience, not theirs. > > In fact, development jobs in our typical price range not only demand >full disclosure but are often hinged on the platform. > > Point in fact.... everyone saw my requests a few weeks ago for the white >papers comparing WebDNA with ASP and CF and Oracle. SM was not able to >release any information to me in time and the 250k development job went the >way of ASP. While we tried to show the benefits of WebCat in performance and >functionality, their TEAM of researchers could not find justifiable evidence >that would allow them to take the _risk_ of developing in this relatively >unknown platform. > > Quite simply, corporate clients that are spending double digit >percentages on their new WWW initiatives have many valid issues including >history of the platform (stability and longevity), ongoing training and >support, alignment with current corporate directions, and cost of >maintenance. No work would even be considered for award without full >disclosure to address these issues. > > I would have been far more upset had we not been the vendor that won the >ASP contract, but having to go that route and go the way of ASP is a true >tragedy in my opinion. > > >Back to work. >Alex > > >-- > > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. >To end your Mail problems go to . > >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > ------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to .This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to
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