That's probably true, Perry.

But maybe it's time for companies to take a good hard look at keeping such lists in the first place.

Not that they should accept any old thing that may be out there. But if a client department has a need for something and their (client dept's) research shows some specific packaged product to be a very good fit, it's actually wrong that it should be discarded because of some phoney list. Especially in this current age of hiring outsiders on a temporary basis to do lots of work in IS departments.

It becomes clear that their (IS Dept's) list is mainly to protect their own jobs rather than to serve the company well.

Why a company really needs a list is beyond me. Where's their backbone?... Why do they use a list... to prevent confrontation and honest answers on a case-by-case basis?????

IS Departments with management that TRULY have serving their client departments as their prime objective don't need such lists.


>I was saying that typically, a company that doesn't understand technology too well won't care what the development tool is. Do you not agree that many companies that have an IT dept that includes an approved software list, will in a majority of cases, include VFP on the not approved list?
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>>Hello Perry.
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>>In a small company where they barely know how to turn a computer on,
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>>On what do you base this opinion? As it so happens, Tightline Computers, Inc. is a two person company and I can assure you that Andy and I both have some idea of how to turn on a computer.
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>>I have several clients who own small businesses and they are actually quite computer literate. As a matter of fact, one of my clients does the beta testing for his software and is capable of modifying the software when it is required.
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>>Obviously, you subscribe to the philosophy the bigger is better.
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>>Oh well. To each his own...