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| Subject: | Re: [gislist] ArcGIS 9 - recommend postponing installation |
| Date: |
06/01/2004 03:00:01 PM |
| From: |
Brian Russo |
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At Tue, Jun 01, 2004 at 02:07:21PM -0400, Ross, Gregory K. wrote:
> Problem with this theory is that, almost universally, businesses (and city,
> state, federal governments if they are being run efficiently), are NOT
> INTERESTED CONTROL of their SOFTWARE, but in MAKING A PROFIT a profit or
> getting the job done in the most efficient manner. Hence, don't reinvent the
> wheel when somebody else has already invested the time, money, and energy to
> create a product (Microsoft, Oracle, and ESRI come to mind) that performs
> the tasks you wish it to perform at an acceptable cost. Start-ups make this
> mistake much more often than need be................
ESRI products do not, in my opinion, perform given their cost.. I would
never recommend them to anyone interested in making a profit, or getting
the job done. I certainly wouldn't use the word 'efficient' to describe
any aspect of a workflow involving ESRI products...
- bri
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Recursivity. Call back if it happens again.
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