| ??? 10/26/11 20:13 Read: times |
#184381 - How would you like it? Responding to: ???'s previous message |
Richard Erlacher said:
it's clear that these vendors don't really want someone to make a rigorous comparison and buy on the basis of what best suits a particular application. They simply want us to believe that their product is the best thing since sliced bread, and take them at their word. Put yourself in their shoes: If a customer came to you and said, "will you do this job for free - then, if we like you, we'll put more business your way" - what would be your response? I myself have recently had several enquiries along those very lines: they don't actually ask me to work for free, but expect a "special rate" - on the basis that "further work will follow". I rather suspect that there will either be no "further work", or that they will expect it to be done at a similarly discounted rate... :-( |
