Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Good enough or Great enough: getting it for free or paying for it

In writing my book I've been using the phrase that "some solutions are good enough" for most people to use in their everyday work and job. Much like seeing Microsoft Works being good enough for most people, including some small companies, to use everyday and to purchase Microsoft's Office Suite for the most part is overkill.

However, I'm come across a new perspective: are some solutions great enough to pay for them?

Because Open Source software is now used in a large portion of the Fortune 500 companies and has lowered their cost of purchasing this software to free and the software is good enough to use in everyday work, purchasing software from a vendor that will sell you a license now begs the question: is the solution worth the price you are now paying?

So instead of "good enough" being the newest game in town there is a new game called is it "great enough?" This new game is now causing many a vendor to see if the features and benefits it gives it's customers are truly what they need and want.

Due your due diligence on researching your computers solutions before you spend your hard earned cash.

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