Debbie Wilson

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If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Tax ‘Em

June 29th, 2009 · No Comments

I heard from a major procurement vendor today that they are initiating a “tax” on customers that integrate to their platform- by charging a fee for each connection to a heterogeneous system.  Although I was surprised to hear that, it is perfectly logical.   This vendor offers a variety of procurement apps, but in many cases their customers opt for a best-of- breed module to support certain processes.  So if the vendor can’t get the license revenue by getting customers to use their app, well at least this way they get a cut.  Buyer Beware! 

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Tags: Procurement Market Research · The Business of Software

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