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		huherto on Aug 28, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why we bill by the hour I agree. Though the customer may be afraid that the developer can just start piling hours without real productive work. Still, I think the customer has the possibility of asking for a replacement of the consultants if he does not see good results. Later on in the project may be harder but still possible.

jmtulloss on Aug 28, 2008 [–]

I think their answer to that was the short development cycles. If they're not the team you want, you'll see that in two weeks instead of 6 months.

modoc on Aug 28, 2008 | [–]

That's assuming the client can tell the difference. Most non-technical clients won't have a clue how long something should take.

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