Gervas Douglas wrote: > Does this explain the vague rumours about a possible MBO on the > software side? >
I don't buy it ;) A key issue is that the software organization seems for the most part to be pre-occupied with development of technology which is mostly commoditized (how many J2EE frameworks are there etc?). I say this because in many cases, one can find quality opensource offerings that compete in the same space. If you want to do the MBO thing and stand a chance you need some value and I just don't see that in the available software because they've kind of stopped innovating, they follow rather than lead. They've also opensource'd a lot of stuff which might have had value if they'd chosen to productize instead. The most interesting stuff I've seen is the talked about but rarely seen N1 and the grid bits but they suffer from a lack of development direction and there's no clear vision to shoot at. Of course, the software organization may be being forced into it's current pre-occupations by the sales teams but having talked to a number of engineers and their managers, I'm not convinced that's the case. Dan. > Gervas > > --- In [email protected], "pamidi" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Anne: >> >> Well said. >> >> Sun, despite good intentions and best efforts, cannot seem to morph into >> a software company. In fact, Scott McNealy has repeatedly said that when >> you a car, the left-turn signal, for example, comes with it; you don't >> pay for it. You pay for the hardware (car); software is free. >> Unfortunately, all of Scott's Detroit-focused anecdotes and examples are >> getting outdated, just as Detroit and the Big Three (or two-and-a-half) >> are still asleep at the wheel! >> >> I am anxious to see how Sun will monetize its investment in SeeBeyond. >> >> M. R. Pamidi >> >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/service-orientated-architecture/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
