This presages the development of SaaS. Software is, if you're lucky, a means to an end. No one pays you for the means, they pay you for the end. When you're bui

This presages the development of SaaS. Software is, if you're lucky, a means to an end. No one pays you for the means, they pay you for the end. When you're building your own house, you can often get it built for less than half the price you would pay down the street because of this phenomenon. Looks like Microsoft caught up to this reality.