Comment on The 12 step process to download Microsoft SQL Server Express 2014parentComments−longzheng12y(Author) Yep there is definitely an instant download page. Strange it's not the #1 result on Google. The #1 result is actually the thing as I've annotated.−BrentOzar12yYep there is definitely an instant download page. Strange it's not the #1 result on Google.Not strange at all. The #1 page is heavily SEOd by the marketing SEO teams. The technical download pages don't have the luxury of full time SEO teams.−_red12yNot strange at all.What exactly is the purposes of a marketing team which prevents interested users from using your products?There is no marketing to be done at that point - the market has already found you.−RobAley12yThink of them more as a sales team than a marketing one, they're trying to upsell you, and presumably it works in enough cases as they keep doing it.
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(Author) Yep there is definitely an instant download page. Strange it's not the #1 result on Google. The #1 result is actually the thing as I've annotated.
Not strange at all. The #1 page is heavily SEOd by the marketing SEO teams. The technical download pages don't have the luxury of full time SEO teams.
What exactly is the purposes of a marketing team which prevents interested users from using your products?
There is no marketing to be done at that point - the market has already found you.
Think of them more as a sales team than a marketing one, they're trying to upsell you, and presumably it works in enough cases as they keep doing it.