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Subject: Re: An Ada Advice Inquiry
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"Ed Falis" <falis@verizon.net> writes:

> On Fri, 04 May 2007 16:22:06 -0400, Michael Bode <m.g.bode@web.de> wrote:
>
>> a) this is not my decision.
>
> So what can I say?  Your decision-makers have a warped view of the
> relative value of their own IP compared to that of others?  I've seen
> it  often enough in 30 years in this business, and it generally leads
> to an  unsuccessful business outcome because most of us are not all
> that much  smarter than each other, and because the same ideas tend to
> arise all over  the globe around the same time.  IP is a very illusive
> and elusive  competitive advantage (not to mention one of the most
> risky).
>
> Or do they figure they deserve free beer in their supply chain so they
> can  charge Champagne prices to their own customers?  I just don't get
> the  mindset.


They are probably not selling the compiler.

Regards -- Markus