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Re: [LUG] UK - Closed Source Stronghold

 

On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 11:05:04AM +0100, Philip Whateley wrote:
> Hmm
> 
> I wonder if cost is actually a consideration - but in an inverse way?
> 
> On Sun, 2011-03-27 at 10:13 +0100, Eion MacDonald wrote: 
> > Sorry top post.
> > An example, company I occasionally do work, whoo ned to cut costs drastically, 
> > for could cut 4000 odd Windows licences and keep oldish XP style era computers 
> > if running say a Linux system. Us eis word processing, email, spreadsheets, so 
> > no problem on runninmg, but accounts use Windows program so all the company 
> > machines will be upgraded and repaced with Win7 and current era machines so one 
> > department finds it easyto continue. Cotts do not count when trying to CHANGE 
> > human  fear of the unknown
> > eionmac
> > 
> > --- On Sun, 27/3/11, Vivi Griffin <vivi.griffin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> >  Businesses are run by people so, this same attitude prevails in the world of 
> > work. Cost is still a secondary consideration.
> > 
I think cost is irrelevant what is more important is the culture of an
organisation:
-   Are you prepared to try different approaches to a problem, knowing that
    most will fail? But keep the costs low and learn from the mistakes.
-   Are you prepared to think about what your staff need to do their job
    better? And accept that what worked yesterday may not work tomorrow.
-   Do you know what your costs are? (And do you know what drives your
    sales). 

Some organisations do this well.

Others don't. Sometimes they do not go bust quickly enough.


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