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John-Paul Stewart

I agree but I wasn't really thinking of FOSS. I think that if Linux wants to move to the next level in the business environment, there will have to be some closed source (ie. commercial) applications written. Or perhaps there could be a 'mingling' of open and closed as is done with Coderweaver and wine.

Free software is nice, but if some of the popular packages were availabe at a reasonable cost (such as OpenOffice, some of the KDE applications, etc.) I think the business community would buy them if they met real needs.

I'm sure that if there was an Access clone that it would easily sell for $99 if not more (maybe a lot more?)

Try to remember that most businesses don't care NEARLY as much about cost (or savings) as they do about revenue. Bring them something that will help them MAKE money (like an Access clone could) and they will pay you whatever reasonable price you ask.

Everyone makes the mistake of 'pitching' Linux at the business market on the basis of it being basically free. That works for the price-conscious 'home and geek' market, but not in the business market. They buy Windows and MS applications because they fill a need and help the business run and be profitable. Compared to the value received, Windows and Office and Photoshop and the other commercial applications cost so little compared to the value received that it pitching Linux because it is free falls on deaf ears.

MS Access 'equiv' for Linux 3295
Al. C schrieb: It wouldn't. People buy MS-Access because the know nothing different (better). That's the only way Microsoft's business works: "Let...

I pitch Linux as being BETTER than Windows, not cheaper. This works a lot of the time, but at the end of the day it comes down to the question: "Can I run my business with Linux as easily as I do with Windows? Do you have Access and Acrobat and Photoshop and Great Plains, and InDesign, Quicken, and, and, and... ."

I've seen a few of you 'trash' MS Access. I disagree. Have you ever wondered why MS has never ported Access to the Macintosh platform? Ask yourself what might happen if they did? MS might not make the greatest operating systems in the world, but as businesspeople they are pretty intelligent.

Al C.

Al Canton, President Adams-Blake Company, Inc. Jaya123 is the web-based 'back office' solution for small business. Order-entry, accounting, billing, and more... all on the web for a few dollars a month. Try the free demo at:

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Michael Heiming machine embedded same The problem, in my experience, with networked file-share dbs, is that because the engine does't "really" offer concurent read-write access from multiple clients, that precisely lack of...

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		MS Access 'equiv' for Linux 3294 John-Paul Stewart I agree but I wasn't really thinking of FOSS. I think that if Linux wants to move to the next level in the business environment, there will have to be some closed source (ie. commercial) applications written. Or perhaps there could be a 'mingling' of open and closed as is done with Coderweaver and wine. Free software is nice, but if some of the popular packages were availabe at a reasonable cost (such as OpenOffice, some of the KDE applications, etc.) I think the business community would buy them if they met real needs. I'm sure that if there was an Access clone that it would easily sell for $99 if not more (maybe a lot more?) Try to remember that most businesses don't care NEARLY as much about cost (or savings) as they do about revenue. Bring them something that will help them MAKE money (like an Access clone could) and they will pay you whatever reasonable price you ask. Everyone makes the mistake of 'pitching' Linux at the business market on the basis of it being basically free. That works for the price-conscious 'home and geek' market, but not in the business market. They buy Windows and MS applications because they fill a need and help the business run and be profitable. Compared to the value received, Windows and Office and Photoshop and the other commercial applications cost so little compared to the value received that it pitching Linux because it is free falls on deaf ears. MS Access 'equiv' for Linux 3295 Al. C schrieb: It wouldn't. People buy MS-Access because the know nothing different (better). That's the only way Microsoft's business works: "Let... I pitch Linux as being BETTER than Windows, not cheaper. This works a lot of the time, but at the end of the day it comes down to the question: "Can I run my business with Linux as easily as I do with Windows? Do you have Access and Acrobat and Photoshop and Great Plains, and InDesign, Quicken, and, and, and... ." I've seen a few of you 'trash' MS Access. I disagree. Have you ever wondered why MS has never ported Access to the Macintosh platform? Ask yourself what might happen if they did? MS might not make the greatest operating systems in the world, but as businesspeople they are pretty intelligent. Al C. Al Canton, President Adams-Blake Company, Inc. Jaya123 is the web-based 'back office' solution for small business. Order-entry, accounting, billing, and more... all on the web for a few dollars a month. Try the free demo at: MS Access 'equiv' for Linux 3297 Michael Heiming machine embedded same The problem, in my experience, with networked file-share dbs, is that because the engine does't "really" offer concurent read-write access from multiple clients, that precisely lack of... List \| Previous \| Next



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