Comments on: Consultant Tells Vendors Not to Push Unneeded Products http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2009/04/22/consultant-tells-vendors-not-to-push-unneeded-products/ by Stephen E. Arnold Thu, 24 May 2012 16:47:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Charlie Hull http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2009/04/22/consultant-tells-vendors-not-to-push-unneeded-products/comment-page-1/#comment-49451 Charlie Hull Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:57:00 +0000 http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/?p=6029#comment-49451 Consultants like us don't just like open source as it gives us a larger share of the cake - we like it because it's easier to support clients when you have full access to the source code. We may get a larger slice of the cake, but the cake is smaller and probably better for you, without layers of icing hiding a rather stale core! Consultants like us don’t just like open source as it gives us a larger share of the cake – we like it because it’s easier to support clients when you have full access to the source code.

We may get a larger slice of the cake, but the cake is smaller and probably better for you, without layers of icing hiding a rather stale core!

]]> By: Martin Griffies http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2009/04/22/consultant-tells-vendors-not-to-push-unneeded-products/comment-page-1/#comment-49311 Martin Griffies Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:35:47 +0000 http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/?p=6029#comment-49311 Well, consultants would like a move to open source, wouldn't they? Open source (free) software providers typically don't have a fleet of in-house consultants, so external providers can get the job of integration, implementation, etc. And if the software cost is lower, the consultants can get a larger share of the cake. Well, consultants would like a move to open source, wouldn’t they?

Open source (free) software providers typically don’t have a fleet of in-house consultants, so external providers can get the job of integration, implementation, etc.

And if the software cost is lower, the consultants can get a larger share of the cake.

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