Re: MS Commerce Comparison (long)
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texte = We certainly don't consider this WC bashing. In fact, we agree with a lot of your points. Our system has huge advantages for many situations, not all situations. Right now, no one else is really taking advantage of the RAM-based, fast is all that matters, eCommerce shouldn't break the bank model that WC is based on.Indeed*, we would like to offer features that make WC fit the more traditional models that require ODBC as well. Our customer base means a lot to us, and your feature requests are being tabulated as we write/read...John.* My high school history teacher said to start sentences with Indeed since it makes you sound smart.>Hey, Don't think I'm here just bashing away at WebCatalog, I'm not jumping>ship any time soon, I'm not learning ASP! WebCatalog's scripting is second>to none. (IMHO) But when you want my $1500 for an upgrade to WebCat 3.0,>well then, make mine ODBC!>P.S. Still VERY interested in having a WebCat Get Together. Should I>organize, or does PCS want to? John A. Hill, V.P. Marketing    Pacific Coast SoftwareeCommerce / Web Developer Tools http://www.smithmicro.com
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We certainly don't consider this WC bashing. In fact, we agree with a lot of your points. Our system has huge advantages for many situations, not all situations. Right now, no one else is really taking advantage of the RAM-based, fast is all that matters, eCommerce shouldn't break the bank model that WC is based on.Indeed*, we would like to offer features that make WC fit the more traditional models that require 
ODBC as well. Our customer base means a lot to us, and your feature requests are being tabulated as we write/read...John.* My high school history teacher said to start sentences with Indeed since it makes you sound smart.>Hey, Don't think I'm here just bashing away at WebCatalog, I'm not jumping>ship any time soon, I'm not learning ASP! WebCatalog's scripting is second>to none. (IMHO) But when you want my $1500 for an upgrade to WebCat 3.0,>well then, make mine 
ODBC!>P.S. Still VERY interested in having a WebCat Get Together. Should I>organize, or does PCS want to? John A. Hill, V.P. Marketing    Pacific Coast SoftwareeCommerce / Web Developer Tools http://www.smithmicro.com
John Hill 
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