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Washington Business Journal: Buy market leader to ensure reliable service

Nobody ever got fired for buying Microsoft.

I stumbled across this phrase the other day while reading an
article about Linux.

Underlying the “nobody ever got fired” strategy is one of those
closely held secrets about managing technology that help chief
information officers at Fortune 500 companies pull down those
$300,000 salaries.

The secret? Buy the market leader. The reason? There’s safety in
numbers.

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