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> You can't have things work together because nobody wants to share their secret sauce. Everyone is trying to 'be the best' and get an edge on the rest, but in
by edraferi 9y ago
> You can't have things work together because nobody wants to share their secret sauce. Everyone is trying to 'be the best' and get an edge on the rest, but in a way that nobody really profits from it from a technical standpoint.
I feel like enterprise customers could provide some demand for IdealOS for this reason. BigCorps have lots of data and application silos, as well as lots of knowledge workers who are expected to synthesize all that data. There are a lot of smart people who are power users but not devs. (i.e., macro jockies). Something like IdealOS could really increase productivity in these places.
Of course you have to deal with all the usual enterprise headaches, mostly security and backwards compatibility. But then they'd pay a premium.
- abraae 9y agoIf the world worked like this, then BigCorps would probably demand easy to use, intuitive payroll and ERP systems first. But exhibit A: SAP.
- tmzt 9y agoI've been suggesting that one way into an enterprise environment is to _give the hardware away_. Make a device with enough RAM, Bluetooth for a mouse, USB ports, and one or two HDMI ports. A stick computer might be a good starting point. Then build your OS for that device. Enable cloud management, integrate with Active Directory, focus on an amazing out of the box web browser experience and expand with an app store for well-thought-out, well designed open and commercial apps. Now give ten to every company with a DUNS number. Sell more with a subscription including more advanced management and enable pushing modified Windows group policies to them. Make it good enough for a casual knowledge worker to use .