| Subject | Re: [IB-Architect] Borland IB6.5 vs Firbird 1.0 Features |
|---|---|
| Author | Jim Starkey |
| Post date | 2002-02-15T16:11:12Z |
At 10:43 PM 2/14/02 -0500, Robert F. Tulloch wrote:
"You shouldn't get hung up on legalisms. A contract isn't like
a promise between friends. A contract is just a business deal.
If there's an opportunity cost to fulfilling it, like you
need the resources to develop a new product, just shag it.
Sometime down the road you will need to pay the guy's legal
costs and buy out the rest of the contract."
Jim Starkey
>> > Borland is one of the very few companies to whomA "senior" Inprise executive on contracts:
>> > Enron could teach business ethics.
>
> What in the world does this statement mean??
>
"You shouldn't get hung up on legalisms. A contract isn't like
a promise between friends. A contract is just a business deal.
If there's an opportunity cost to fulfilling it, like you
need the resources to develop a new product, just shag it.
Sometime down the road you will need to pay the guy's legal
costs and buy out the rest of the contract."
Jim Starkey