Poll: Where do you work?

Post by jacquesm » Wed, Jan 26, 2011, 10:32 PM UTC

cookiecaper wrote: post #58

jacquesm wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Would you wager there is more software written that is not web related and that it collectively makes more money than the stuff that is?

I am almost certain that non-web software brings in much more revenue than web software. There is a lot of niche WinForms stuff out there from no-name vendors that rule a given industry and companies pay a lot of money for that, and that's not even counting revenue from office suites, operating systems, financial management, and other desktop software that sits in every business. There are a few glaring exceptions li…

Post by mindcrime » Wed, Jan 26, 2011, 10:33 PM UTC

brooksbp wrote: post #42

klinquist wrote: post #18

Cisco

location? I'm in RTP.

Post by notyourwork » Wed, Jan 26, 2011, 10:35 PM UTC

huhtenberg wrote: post #8

May want to add "Other" as an option. Consider a smaller company that develops a couple of established products. Or one-person consulting shops. Or contract developers, etc. In short - just add "Other" :)

Post by marlinduke » Wed, Jan 26, 2011, 10:36 PM UTC

Post by thibaut_barrere » Wed, Jan 26, 2011, 10:38 PM UTC

cookiecaper wrote: post #58

jacquesm wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Would you wager there is more software written that is not web related and that it collectively makes more money than the stuff that is?

I am almost certain that non-web software brings in much more revenue than web software. There is a lot of niche WinForms stuff out there from no-name vendors that rule a given industry and companies pay a lot of money for that, and that's not even counting revenue from office suites, operating systems, financial management, and other desktop software that sits in every business. There are a few glaring exceptions li…