Don't mean this as bad as it sounds

But, You are complaining about having to modify your product for your clients and want them to always spend money to upgrade everything to the latest and "greatest". As vendor/supplier it is your job to build the better mousetrap - from their perspective - not yours.

Not saying it's bad to say, "this only works on iOSxxx, DOS :) or Windows xxx and above" particularly if your product is on the edge of technology, but recognize that does limit your client base. LOTS of companies successfully operate a step or two behind the latest technology - can't remain there forever, but can be successful.

Not every type of business or government entity needs to, or financially should, upgrade at every cycle.

This is also like the chicken or the egg. If your product improves your client's ability so much they have to have your product to compete - it is easy to set minimum requirements. If it's only a marginal improvement, you may have to conform to increase your customer base enough to make yourself competitive.

In response to this post by The Bear

Posted: 02/15/2016 at 12:27PM

For the entrepreneurs on here...a lesson hopefully you can avoid -- VTB 02/14/2016 10:00PM

Bummer, E! Hopefully you can reach out to those prospects. ** -- GFallsFan 02/15/2016 11:51AM

I have their emails, but doubt they will be back ** -- VTB 02/16/2016 11:28AM

I admit that I still use IE, but what I don't understand... -- Hokie in CT 02/15/2016 11:06AM

Agree on Chrome...Safari or Firefox might be your answers... ** -- VTB 02/16/2016 11:29AM

Related story regarding IE -- Newt 02/15/2016 10:36AM

There are many people (most older) that still don't have "cable"- ESPN, CNN ** -- HokiePHX 02/15/2016 08:33AM

We deal with government agencies in every state..... -- The Bear 02/15/2016 08:27AM

Don't mean this as bad as it sounds -- RTFC 02/15/2016 12:27PM

Internet Explorer. The best browser... -- Freddyburg Hokie 02/15/2016 01:06AM

^^^This is why one reads the "whole" post^^^ ** -- thankbud 02/15/2016 08:52AM

Lesson that is repeatedly hammered. IE is an ancient piece of crap -- vt_mughal 02/15/2016 12:41AM

Even Microsoft is phasing it out. -- Hokie CPA 02/15/2016 08:44AM

Here's maybe why -- MrBayAreaHokie 02/14/2016 11:08PM

Interesting...wonder why? -- VTB 02/16/2016 11:28AM

My company is even a bit weirder -- Late 80s Hokie 02/15/2016 09:18AM

Sounds about right for an IT policy -- PUAhokie 02/15/2016 11:26AM

I'm one of those stuck with IE at work. -- Hokie 4str 02/15/2016 12:46AM

Correct. It's not just a case of people not wanting to update. -- Will Stewart

02/15/2016 12:31AM

A lot of government sites don't work in other than IE. -- GFallsFan 02/15/2016 11:54AM

I kinda knew that, still run across NT users etc.** -- `lag 02/14/2016 10:26PM

Some of these users were Windows 2000 and NT lol ** -- VTB 02/14/2016 10:28PM

I guess they don't worry about securty ** -- `lag 02/14/2016 10:41PM

Lesson learned. Unshun of your IE users** -- MEHOKIE 02/14/2016 10:23PM

LOL Exactly...IE no longer exists- now it's "The Edge" -- VTB 02/14/2016 10:28PM

I have it on Windows 10, never opened it on purpose. ** -- MEHOKIE 02/14/2016 10:30PM

Yeah, Microsoft probably wanting to serve out ads better -- `lag 02/14/2016 10:36PM

Don't mean this as bad as it sounds

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