____/ Philip on Sunday 27 January 2008 01:32 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> Users claim six month wait for SharePoint support
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>> | One of the largest consulting firms focused on Microsoft technologies said
>> | SharePoint sometimes leads to management as well as technical challenges.
>> | Larry LeSueur, vice-president of infrastructure technology solutions at
>> | Avanade Canada, said many companies are looking at the Microsoft product
>> | as a collaboration aid without knowing what they're getting into. "The No.
>> | 1 question I get from CIOs about Sharepoint is how to get it back under
>> | control because it's been implemented at a departmental level."
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http://www.itworldcanada.com/a/News/45a09da1-3e5f-4f79-ae39-eae4227d93b3.html
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>> Related:
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>> Could SharePoint Be Microsoft’s New Mode of Lock-In?
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>> | This could be a tough one for IT leaders. Business users are comfortable
>> | with Microsoft. They know how to use the Office interface, and apparently
>> | like it to the point users will create their own mini-BI tools from Excel
>> | and opt out of the corporate system. But, if Asay’s right, vendor lock-in
>> | could cause unforeseen problems or major costs down the road.
>> |
>> | After reading Asay’s column and the interview with Nicholls, at least
>> | you’ll know which questions to ask before investing in either SharePoint
>> | or an alternative solution.
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>> http://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/mia/?p=198
>
> A few months back MS sold Sharepoint to our CIO, now we have lots o
> interest in Sharepoint.
>
> Eventually I get an email, that one of my internal interest groups is
> now using Sharepoint for as an collaboration center and here is the url.
>
> Click...please enter password. What do you mean password? OK try my
> company domain controller password ... I get the home page, but this
> password dialog keeps popping up.
>
> Apparently Sharepoint does not like Seamonkey.
Sharepoint doesn't like anything but Microsoft. It also has incompatibilities
with other browsers like Firefox. It's an embrace and extend strategy and it
needs to just be rejected. It could also lead to more antitrust suits.
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