One of the findings in this post is “Micro ISVs are not on the cutting edge of technologies”. Didn’t these people hear ALL Micro ISV’s cry when the new pricing of VS.NET 2005 (especially Team Studio) became public? How can a Micro ISV support cutting edge technology, if buying into it means such a big risk? How can we test solutions for IIS 6 if we have to buy a new OS first? Why does Office change with EVERY version? Perhaps you (John) should not be asking “where are the Micro ISV’s”, but instead you should count the increase in development in the oh-so dangerous Open Source scene. Look at the number of one-man-bands that provide paid support for some kind of Open Source CMS. It pays good money, you don’t have to write or maintain the software yourself, and webapplications, hey, that’s the new hype so lot’s of companies are willing to hire you. John? You there?
Apr 242005