Obviously there’s no way I could learn to program an iPhone.  Sure, I could learn but would I want to?

Heck no.

I posted a neutral ad on Guru.com, to see if I’d get any responses.  Curiously enough, the only people to respond were from India.  This was some concern.  Not because it was a foreign country but the fact that many people complained that companies based in India have stolen ideas and run with them.  Even though they may sign a non-disclosure agreement, what legal recourse do you have against them?  They are based in India.  US trademarks and copyrights are vaguely honored.

Lord Google presented me with a list of US companies.  Out of the five I contacted, only two got back with me.  One company sales rep was based out of North Carolina.

NC:  Cliff, what is your budget for your application?
Clifford:  About $1,000.
NC:  Cliff, I have to be honest with you.  We won’t even look at your specification unless you have $10,000.  And you say this is a finance application?  That would easily run $20,000.

I had that mechanic sense again.  How in the world can this guy quote me numbers if he hadn’t even seen the specification?

You would think after I got off the phone that I’d be depressed.  Coming up with $20,000 for an iPhone application?  Kill the project?

But their number sounded so ludicrous that I knew there had to be someone else who could do it.

That’s when I met the Russians.  Fortunately Guru.com gave me a large list of customer referrals.  Believe me, I read them all.  Their worst comments seem to be certain applications being delivered 2 or 3 days late.  Big whoopie doo.  Their quote came in under my budget.

Great group of guys.  Straight shooters all the way.

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