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11 Oct 2024 15:22:35 EDT (-0400)
  Re: More poor planning  
From: Phil Cook
Date: 19 Nov 2007 10:18:26
Message: <op.t11os4y8c3xi7v@news.povray.org>
And lo on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:59:55 -0000, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> did  
spake, saying:

> Phil Cook wrote:
>> And lo on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:28:11 -0000, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull>  
>> did spake, saying:
>>
>>> The last thing I heard on the matter was this:
>>>
>>> "There's a UK add-on module that gives you support for VAT and a  
>>> couple of other things. We won't be purchasing it. It's just too  
>>> expensive."
>>>
>>> In other words, "this is only a problem for the UK so we don't really  
>>> care about it". Almost all problems that only affect the UK  
>>> automatically get an extremely low priority.
>>  So what's the bet that despite this someone's actually bought the UK  
>> localisation pack and just hasn't installed it as it's 'not necessary'?
>
> Why construct unsubstanciated rumour when we have verified truth to be  
> horrified at?
>
> The $1 million price tag includes something like 200 hours on-site  
> training from Micro$oft. As far as I know, we have never taken them up  
> on that...

Well why don't you? Get the codes call up MS and say "About this training  
that's included with our purchase when can you come down?". What's HQ  
going to do bawl you out for NOT spending any money on training; heck if  
it's not invoiced will they ever know?

-- 
Phil Cook

--
I once tried to be apathetic, but I just couldn't be bothered
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