On 5/20/13, Justin M. Streiner <streiner@cluebyfour.org> wrote:
I remember looking several years ago at a commercial fiber plant management application called Mapcom. It looked pretty good, but it was pricey, and no one wanted to spend the money on it. So... fast-forward to 2013.... and we're still using spreadsheets :( [snip]
See, this is a problem.... standard spreadsheet programs are such a great competitor. How can you possibly justify the time and expense of developing software, if spreadsheet programs always wins against your product, because of its low price, so that there is no net income that is feasible to be made in that venture? Maybe the answer is, someone did make the program... it's just Excel, and developing more detailed custom software could be a good idea if it provides greater utility than the applicable cost of development -- once you have it though, maybe you don't want to sell it because it provides a competitive edge, and noone would be willing to pay enough for product and support anyways.... :) -- -JH