[anxx]

I interned at a big telcom and worked at a bank. Amount of crappy software that needs to be used is mindboggling. Amount of money that is spent to license that crapware is even more mind boggling.

There is a real market for these beautiful b2c software products that can make their services store data on the bigco's servers (as opposed to their own - security is a concern) and write decent, mostly .NET interface to communicate with the company dabatabases.

[mbesto]

There is a real market for these beautiful b2c software products

Careful. "Beautiful" software isn't necessarily a large addressable market in B2C...right now. Not saying you're wrong, but bigco's software packages value security, safety, and supportability over beauty, usability, and time-to-build. It's sad but it's true.

[denzil_correa]

> bigco's software packages value security, safety, and supportability over beauty, usability, and time-to-build.

Why does it have to be either/or? I mean you can have secure/safe and supportable software which is beautiful and usable. It eventually helps in the long-run.

[mbesto]

I agree, hence "...right now" ;)

[willvarfar]

security? Was surprised that was first on your list. IME its only ever gets lip service. :(

[JanezStupar]

As long as you get certification, nobody will care.

[xradionut]

But you'll quit once you figure out that banks and telcoms aren't the best clients... :(