Microsoft has changed its policy about who can and who can not
sell Microsoft CRM so that issue is no longer relevant.
People need to know that the Microsoft Partner Program is being
re-engineered at this very point in time. Unlike the CPAs who entered
the IT services markets through the backdoor partners will now have
to establish and maintain their credibility on the basis of merit and will
also be publically rated by customer feedback to mention but one
of many ranking criteria. Change is underway.
The left hand/right hand stuff in the product lines are due to the fact that
the financial and business management applications were acquisitions that
are still being re-engineered themselves. They are quite good now and are
only going to get better.
Yes, I agree, the newsgroups are a good source to interact with others
and is a great source to compare notes and contrast opinions.
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<%= Clinton Gallagher
A/E/C Consulting, Web Design, e-Commerce Software Development
Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin USA
NET csgallagher@REMOVETHISTEXTmetromilwaukee.com
URL http://www.metromilwaukee.com/clintongallagher/
"Mike Donahue" wrote in message
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>
> "Tim Riley" wrote in message
> news:6743A746A85963D4089B4BF9FCA380E6@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > I wouldn't even bother looking into it. You know it won't live up to the
> > hype, like every other Microsoft product.
> >
> > Tim Riley
>
> Hahhahahhahaahhahahahhahaha. Funny stuff.
>
> Re: MSCRM - we looked at it, hard. Bottom line, to us, is that the
> acquisition of Great Plains still isn't finished, nor is there a real
stable
> plan for exactly whats happening in the future. A lot of left hand/right
> hand stuff. The level of integration with other MS apps while high,
wasn't
> exactly what you would expect.
>
> The price was very competitive, however, relatively cheap. Unlike most
> other MS software though, it's being resold through financial app
resellers,
> who are sharks, and who are going to want $$$$ to "implement" the
software.
> Look long and hard to determine if you really want those services. As
with
> most very flexible applications, the degree of complication seems to notch
> up.
>
> Take a look at the crm newsgroup, microsoft.public.crm for more feedback.
>
> Mike
>
>