INFO-VAX Mon, 04 Feb 2008 Volume 2008 : Issue 69 Contents: Re: F$UNIQUE library function Re: F$UNIQUE library function ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2008 22:40:53 -0000 From: "John Wallace" Subject: Re: F$UNIQUE library function Message-ID: <13qcgnromr92h2d@corp.supernews.com> "Arne Vajhøj" wrote in message news:479cd010$0$90273$14726298@news.sunsite.dk... > yyyc186 wrote: > > On Jan 24, 8:51 pm, Arne Vajhøj wrote: > >> SharePoint run in IIS, so they have to be on the same box. > > > > SharePoint, now THERE is a God-awful product no professional would > > have designed, developed, or worked on. That thing must be where the > > team from Microsoft Bob went. > > It is getting very popular these days. It seems to meet customers > requirements. > > Arne You seem to be assuming that "large installed base" implies that a product does actually "meet customers requirements". This can be a rash assumption, especially when in the context of a monopoly supplier with years of structuring "deals" in order to maintain and even extend that monopoly. Sharepoint is one of many products bundled with the MS Action Pack, an excellent "deal" on MS's part (in the UK it's GBP200 per year (per site?), given the relevant MS certifications), because it makes it financially uninteresting for MS "partners" (dealers, consultants, etc) to look outside MS for alternatives to MS products, even if the non-MS alternatives might sometimes better "meet customer requirements". Readers who aren't aware of the MS Action Pack may want to look at https://partner.microsoft.com/40013779 (or wherever) for background. Regards John ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2008 18:28:10 -0500 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Arne_Vajh=F8j?= Subject: Re: F$UNIQUE library function Message-ID: <47a64e04$0$90263$14726298@news.sunsite.dk> John Wallace wrote: > You seem to be assuming that "large installed base" implies that a product > does actually "meet customers requirements". This can be a rash assumption, > especially when in the context of a monopoly supplier with years of > structuring "deals" in order to maintain and even extend that monopoly. > Sharepoint is one of many products bundled with the MS Action Pack, an > excellent "deal" on MS's part (in the UK it's GBP200 per year (per site?), > given the relevant MS certifications), because it makes it financially > uninteresting for MS "partners" (dealers, consultants, etc) to look outside > MS for alternatives to MS products, even if the non-MS alternatives might > sometimes better "meet customer requirements". Readers who aren't aware of > the MS Action Pack may want to look at > https://partner.microsoft.com/40013779 (or wherever) for background. Same concept as DSPP. Arne ------------------------------ End of INFO-VAX 2008.069 ************************