True. However, one of the first questions I ask new clients is what
> software they use for docs, databases, calcs and CAD. So I can keep things
> compatible. It's always like this: MS-Office for the first three, Orcad,
> and AutoCad for mechanical stuff (one of them uses SolidWorks).
Isn't AutoCAD to Solidworks like ORCAD to, say, Eagle: Yes, lots of people use the former, but the later is one heck of a lot better and generally preferred if starting a new company rather than just paying maintenance for what they've been using for a decade?