[batista]

Those corporations tend to be a pain to work, have lots of internal crap apps, and don't use external stuff like Basecamp anyway. Good riddance.

[untog]

They also have a ton of money. You might not want any of it, but some do. Continuing to support IE7/8 for that reason makes sense.

[dsr_]

They include banks and other very-security-conscious folk... with money to spend on easily deployable apps that address their needs. Feel free not to go after them as customers, though.

[batista]

They include banks and other very-security-conscious folk... with money to spend on easily deployable apps that address their needs. Feel free not to go after them as customers, though.

Are you kidding me? Most banks wouldn't touch an external service like Basecamp with a ten-foot pool. Basecamp is not "deployable", it's externally hosted.

They also have a ton of money. You might not want any of it, but some do.

Every company does not necessarily fit into the "some" that do.

Everybody has money, it's "how possible it is for them to part with it" VS "what your company has to do to make them give it to you", that matters.

If you don't understand the notion of "opportunity cost", you shouldn't be running a business.