[CLUE-Talk] Specs or results in IT

[Kevin Cullis]

Hey all,

Thought you all might like this article:

The Wrong Choice: Two true tales of misspent energy, cash

Why do businesses buy very expensive proprietary products when
inexpensive open-source alternatives exist? That question troubles Tony
Mancill, who worked for two companies that did just that and, in doing
so, as he relates in this story, made the wrong choices. 

http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci919100,00.html

While we all know that it happens, the key issue is the difference
between looking at specifications versus the results.

Kevin