Comments on: Sage under siege? http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/05/27/sage-under-siege/ never knowingly under opinionated Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:14:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Dennis Howletthttp://www.accmanpro.com/2008/05/27/sage-under-siege/comment-page-1/#comment-190024 Dennis Howlett Wed, 28 May 2008 20:14:22 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/?p=3071#comment-190024 Thanks Alistair - link fixed. Ads is such a dumb idea in this market but we see it all the time as part of a half baked musiness model. Doh! Thanks Alistair – link fixed. Ads is such a dumb idea in this market but we see it all the time as part of a half baked musiness model. Doh!

]]> By: Alistair Crollhttp://www.accmanpro.com/2008/05/27/sage-under-siege/comment-page-1/#comment-190023 Alistair Croll Wed, 28 May 2008 20:06:29 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/?p=3071#comment-190023 I definitely see this trend growing fast. What struck me most with Mcderment was his modesty. He said he chose not to use ads, even for the free accounts, because he was more concerned about word of mouth.Contrast this to Mark Benioff, the brash founder of Salesforce.com, whose marketing pronounced the end of software.BTW, the Freshbooks link has an extra space in the link that breaks it. I definitely see this trend growing fast. What struck me most with Mcderment was his modesty. He said he chose not to use ads, even for the free accounts, because he was more concerned about word of mouth.

Contrast this to Mark Benioff, the brash founder of Salesforce.com, whose marketing pronounced the end of software.

BTW, the Freshbooks link has an extra space in the link that breaks it.

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