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Re:Indian IT consultancies struggle against technological ob... by bluGill on Friday July 24, 2020 @04:05PM (#23943860)
Where to outsource is the right question. I could write a word processor, but my company just buys me Microsoft office. My company could buy the software I wrote from an outsourcer, but we consider it a competitive advantage to do it in house.
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Re:Indian IT consultancies struggle against technological ob... by imtringued on Friday July 24, 2020 @06:19PM (#23945076)
Buying a product is different than paying someone to make a product for you. Since your company is the only customer for that product there is no benefit in outsourcing it other than the ability to rent a developer (contracting might be a better option). Nobody else is going to buy that product.
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