Andy's comments and positioning...

[Alex Rice]

On Feb 4, 2004, at 3:10 PM, Mark Powell wrote:

>  If I say "Revolution", they look they're being lobbied by Dennis 
> Kucinich.  Don't let the door hit you in the butt.

LOL it's true. And they scoff "Revolution? Where did we get this John 
Lennon wannabe?"

But with a 30 day eval. license, one can create a demo/mockup/prototype 
of just about any app conceivable. What manager can turn down 
productivity like that, coupled with blazing speed, single file 
executables, and 12 different platforms? It practically sells itself, 
provided the developers are willing to take some risk and dive in and 
learn.

If management still won't buy it and they want to stick with VB6 or 
VC++ forever then they are foot-dragging status-quo-loving coneheads 
and you should go over their head :-)

While writing this I have in mind this article, about a different 
product, but it's about early adopters and getting the edge:

<http://www.lindows.com/lindows_michaelsminutes_archives.php?id=96>

"""
...	I also found it interesting that this CEO came to meet with us 
personally, rather than just dispatching someone from his IT 
department.  "I have found that IT departments often don't like 
change," he said.  "That's why I'm here.  I have had enough with the 
status quo treatment we get from Microsoft, and I want to see first 
hand if it's time for a change.  Our company prides itself on early 
adoption of any innovation which can give us an edge over our 
competition--we're known for that.  I'm starting to hear more and more 
that Linux could very well be such an innovation, so I want to see for 
myself if it is." 
"""

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Alex Rice | Mindlube Software | http://mindlube.com