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Tech's time of tumult - shifting to a mobile, ad-supported, on-demand, socially-connected, truly global network in technology

• gibsonf1 19y ago
  "The recent moves by old-line enterprise firms SAP and Oracle to buy other vintage software companies are just the last gasps of the old regime. The remaining players are consolidating, and the agglomeration is about capturing maintenance revenue from longstanding customers who can't move quickly to the new. But the future is software delivered as an on-demand service over the net by suppliers like Salesforce.com (Charts), who sell on a per-user, per-month basis." I think this is the next big trend in tech - on a par with business flocking to Lotus 123 when it first launched. I'm guessing the adoption numbers will skyrocket next year - time will tell.