What Happens To Integrators As Product Profits Disappear?
So you think eliminating a major component of profit and revenue from the integrator profession will make only the hardest working ones stay around?
Try it with doctors, lawyers, waiters and plumbers.
See who sticks around and works for less.
Oh, I know they will provide value and so will get paid accordingly well.
But by whom? The elated end-user, high after winning their Pyrrhic victory over the fat cats in the middle? They are going to turn around and be ok with paying what seem to be HIGHER hourly rates than ever before?
I hope I am wrong, but I'm not blind either.
NOTICE: This comment was moved from an existing discussion: Cutting Out The Integrator - Why Shouldn't I Be Able To Buy My Hardware Directly?
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