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To: JakeStraw who wrote (6041)	6/13/2002 2:39:30 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (1) of 6974

Upgrades Battle. "The biggest hidden cost for a customization project hits you when it comes time to upgrade the application," Kulak said. "Everything you did to tailor the application has to be ripped out in order to take advantage of the new release." Not to belittle this article or anything- but isn't this statement above more or less common sense, that applies to most any product? Why are there still articles "pointing this out"? If I buy a dishwasher for my home, and rip out the inside and make it so the rack for glasses is larger and lower, and then maytag upgrades the racks with new models- well, duh- they won't fit! Software companies have tried to make the customization process easier with plug-ins etc. The customization ability is a main differentiator between enterprise-class apps and the packaged stuff that msft sells, imo. You'd think people in the mkt for this type of software would understand this. L

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