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Uhh... What does ISV stand for? Okay this is the 2nd-stupidest question ever, but what the heck does 'ISV' stand for anyway? I know what they are, but I've never seen the acronym explained. Thanks
name withheld out of embarrasment
I maybe wrong but Idependent Software Vendor.
Coward I am!
Sathyaish Chakravarthy
ISV = Microsoft's word for "Any Software Company Which Is Not Microsoft."
Joel Spolsky
Sathyaish Chakravarthy
He's true. As Eric stated in his articles, this is the term coined by Microsoft and is used for any software company that is not Microsoft. :)
Green Pajamas
Sathyaish Chakravarthy
Does anyone know what the word "independent" imply?
Poof
http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?String=exact&Acronym=isv&Find=Find
X
If Microsoft isn't independent, what is it?
Tom H
Joel, you're sounding bitter. :P Not that I blame you, of course.
Norrick
"If Microsoft isn't independent, what is it? "
sgf
I think the term originated to differentiate between software companies who didn't do their own hardware and those who did. IIRC, Microsoft was the first ISV, at least for microcomputers.
ISV?
Nah, Microsoft has never been an ISV, Joel's right it's Microsoft's positioning of everyone else.
Simon Lucy
I was under the impression that an ISV is an individual or partnership, as opposed to a company, producing software for sale.
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Joel is right on the money.
Mitch & Murray (from Downtown)
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