True, this was hardly revolutionary in 1999. The difference today is apps can be used by consumers and SMBs via the public internet, because most of them now ha

True, this was hardly revolutionary in 1999. The difference today is apps can be used by consumers and SMBs via the public internet, because most of them now have fast, always-on, connections. But in 1999, enterprises could already use apps on their intranets; Enron was not alone here. (And what's up with "apps" in quote marks? Online applications would do fine, it's not like Enron invented the App Store!)