<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">This is an easy one:<DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Feb 13, 2006, at 1:27 AM, Larry Garfield wrote:</DIV><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">We're in the business of building sites for clients.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>The CMS is a means to an<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">end. :-)</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV></DIV><DIV>You don't have the manpower to build a product that is competitive with Drupal. If you build something "good enough", you don't have the manpower to keep up with its changes. If your business model is implementation, then the best business you can be in is implementing best-of-breed solutions. Otherwise, you're just derailing yourself from your core competency (solutions, not tools), and you'll lose your competitive advantage.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Meanwhile, the market for Drupal implementors is hot right now, so why not ride it?</DIV><BR><DIV> <DIV>Allie Micka</DIV><DIV>pajunas interactive, inc.</DIV><DIV><A href="http://www.pajunas.com">http://www.pajunas.com</A></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>scalable web hosting and open source strategies</DIV><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Courier New" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Courier New"></FONT></P> </DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>