BILLW@SU-SCORE.ARPA (William Chops Westfield) (08/16/85)
Is that it doesn't work well for programs that have a significant market in "corporate" environments. Consider a communications program similar to KERMIT, which has a major user base of corporate type people who use it to send files back and forth to their large mainframe computers. Ok? Now try to picture a "DP manager" trying to tell their purchasing department "please send off 100 $35 "donations" to "Chop's Shareware Inc". No, it's not required. No, its not exactly a purchase. No, they won't accept a company PO. No, we dont have quotes from 3 different distributers, etc, etc..." BillW, whose communication program might have been very successful in corporate environments, but is instead sitting on a shelf, 80% done. -------
peter@baylor.UUCP (Peter da Silva) (08/18/85)
> Ok? Now try to picture a "DP manager" trying > to tell their purchasing department "please send off 100 $35 "donations" > to "Chop's Shareware Inc". No, it's not required. No, its not exactly > a purchase. No, they won't accept a company PO. No, we dont have quotes > from 3 different distributers, etc, etc..." Gee, I just got purchasing to send off $30 for a freeware program. I just never told them it was optional. Geeze, some people are obtuse. -- Peter da Silva (the mad Australian werewolf) UUCP: ...!shell!neuro1!{hyd-ptd,baylor,datafac}!peter MCI: PDASILVA; CIS: 70216,1076
dean@scgvaxd.UUCP (Dean Stephan) (08/23/85)
The companies which market share-ware or other "free-ware" products will usually give a PO number for a company to use for the billing department.
hes@ecsvax.UUCP (Henry Schaffer) (08/30/85)
> > Ok? Now try to picture a "DP manager" trying > > to tell their purchasing department "please send off 100 $35 "donations" > > ... No, they won't accept a company PO. No, we dont have quotes > > Gee, I just got purchasing to send off $30 for a freeware program. I just > never told them it was optional. > -- > Peter da Silva (the mad Australian werewolf) On the other hand some *do* accept Purchase Orders, and even our state university purchasing division will send a check with an order if requested. --henry schaffer