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Many customers ( US & Canada ) looks for a country, where product developed. Users from Europe a more democratic. I know this because I have a software business and if the US customer hear about Russia ( I live in Russia ) he do not answer ( and do not buy our products of course )
Pavel Sokolov,
CEZEO software,
LanTalk Network,
http://www.cezeo.com
http://www.lantalk.net
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That is probably very true.
I guess I have been exposed to the international market for so long now, I don't think twice about software from another country.
Tim Smith
"Programmers are always surrounded by complexity; we can not avoid it... If our basic tool, the language in which we design and code our programs, is also complicated, the language itself becomes part of the problem rather that part of the solution."
Hoare - 1980 ACM Turing Award Lecture
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If the mythical software company in question delivers anything mission critical, costing XX,XXX or more, then being in business some number of years into the future is very important. Otherwise the company is a one trick pony with no lasting value to an end user company.
Mike
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Like duh. 
Tim Smith
"Programmers are always surrounded by complexity; we can not avoid it... If our basic tool, the language in which we design and code our programs, is also complicated, the language itself becomes part of the problem rather that part of the solution."
Hoare - 1980 ACM Turing Award Lecture
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I suppose it's when two companies have similar products, how do you make the decision on which one to go for?
Looking through my limited software collection, It looks like I tend to pick the big names as my largest purchases are Microsoft, Lucasarts and ID Software. Hmm, must broaden my interests 
Michael
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana
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Let me check my library...
Hustler, Playboy, ... ummm nevermind.
Tim Smith
"Programmers are always surrounded by complexity; we can not avoid it... If our basic tool, the language in which we design and code our programs, is also complicated, the language itself becomes part of the problem rather that part of the solution."
Hoare - 1980 ACM Turing Award Lecture
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For us, the number one priority when partnering with other companies on projects is reliability. We can do the fancy technology bits, we can do the selling, specs and planning. All we need from them is for us to give them some work to do and we can rely that when the deadline arrives it will be ready. That way we can focus on what we are good at and not have to worry about the work we have assigned to them.
Good communications with a minimum of strutting and politics is also a big point. Mainly because when the bovine-excretion hits the fan we need a fast, no nonsense response with everyone pulling in the same direction.
regards,
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South Africa
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Do we mean asking someone to author something, or buying a product from someone ?
Christian
We're just observing the seasonal migration from VB to VC. Most of these birds will be killed by predators or will die of hunger. Only the best will survive - Tomasz Sowinski 29-07-2002 ( on the number of newbie posters in the VC forum )
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to do business with a company
So I took it as meaning to ask someone to author something for you. Or partner with you on a project.
I guess in big business you could look at it the other way and use it when you mean you want to do business with Microsoft on a big license deal or something.
regards,
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South Africa
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'cause really, it's a combination of factors; if they have good tech support but are still writing 16bit VBX controls, or if they have good innovation / bleeding edge tech, but don't understand it enough and are constantly releasing service packs to fix bugs, that's no good either...
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Shog9
If I could sleep forever, I could forget about everything...
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