Well, it seems Microsoft is not going to walk away from Yahoo anytime soon, according to numerous articles. To sweeten the deal, Microsoft is evidentially raised its bid to $33 a share, a stout increase from the $29.84 the company was bidding a month ago. Yahoo stockholders are looking for upwards of $37 a share. … Continue reading »
Posted in May 2008 …
Business by Design Delay – My Thoughts…
Now that it is official that SAP will be delaying the roll out of its midmarket SaaS suite, Business by Design, it really hammered home what I already knew. SaaS is NOT easy… I think too many people have the idea that SaaS is some magic bullet, and that all you have to do it … Continue reading »
So if Planes Actually Left on Time, They’d Be Early?
Airlines are flying slower…seriously. I wonder how they will spin this…they save millions of dollars in fuel, and only add 2 minutes to the length of the flight. BUT – will the consumer ever see lower ticket fares when and if fuel prices ever go lower than a jet’s flight path again? Passengers and airlines … Continue reading »
Verizon and Open Source Licensing
I just read (perhaps belated) that Verizon is settling a lawsuit with two open source software developers that claimed the telecom giant’s broadband service violated the terms of the widely used open source agreement under which their product was licensed. Actiontec, which uses an open source program called BusyBox to supply Verizon with wireless routers … Continue reading »
One Year After – Retrospecting the Analyst/Vendor Crossover
I am not a morning person, by any means. So I am trying to figure out why I’m in such a good mood. It could be that today marks my one year anniversary at SugarCRM – my how this year has flown by in a lot of ways! I have learned so much, and was … Continue reading »
