Rumours seem to be emerging that Microsoft and Time Warner are in conversations about possibly combining MSN and AOL. They may even be contemplating a full blown merger. This seems to make a lot of sense. After all, with the rise of Google over the last few years, one has to ask the question of whether there is room for four global, big brand portals.
Yahoo and Google seem to be the fitter two, so a coupling of MSN and AOL could be sensible. Given that the two of them are also ISP's, whereas Yahoo and Google are not, provides even more credence to their union.
We'll keep a watching brief.
Thursday, September 15, 2005
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Wed - Google launches Blog Search
Google today launched Google Blog Search. The service allows internet users to search across many/most (who really knows) of the worlds blog sites. People have been waiting for Google to launch such a service since they took over blogger.com a few years ago.
I thought I noticed something different when I went into blogger.com this morning. Unfortunately, after I realized exactly what Google was doing, and went to write this article, I could no longer access blogger.com. I guess the new service is not quite pronto yet. Oh, dear, lets hope Google doesn't follow too many of Microsoft's practices and launch services well before they're really ready!
But then, who can keep up with the increasigly exploding blogging universe. After all, there could be up to 50M blog sites already up (estimates seem to range from 12-50M) and a new blog site is being set up every second. Maybe we should cut google a little slack and use other blog search engines such as technorati until they are ready.
I thought I noticed something different when I went into blogger.com this morning. Unfortunately, after I realized exactly what Google was doing, and went to write this article, I could no longer access blogger.com. I guess the new service is not quite pronto yet. Oh, dear, lets hope Google doesn't follow too many of Microsoft's practices and launch services well before they're really ready!
But then, who can keep up with the increasigly exploding blogging universe. After all, there could be up to 50M blog sites already up (estimates seem to range from 12-50M) and a new blog site is being set up every second. Maybe we should cut google a little slack and use other blog search engines such as technorati until they are ready.
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Tues - Nokia raises Q3 projections
Nokia today raised their Q3 projections for both revenues and earnings. They stated that growth came from 3G in particular. They seem to also be stating that their handset sales have grown faster than the overall market.
It looks like the re-organization at Nokia and their flurry of new product launches may be paying off. One should also not forget the power of their brand and sheer economies of scale and R&D budgets they can afford thanks to their huge market share.
I would suggest that the future looks rosy for Nokia. The real battle will be over 2nd and 3rd place in the mobile handset market. Look for continued gains from the Asian manufacturers. Motorola will be hard to shift, though, given their presence in the US market and their renewal under Zander.
It looks like the re-organization at Nokia and their flurry of new product launches may be paying off. One should also not forget the power of their brand and sheer economies of scale and R&D budgets they can afford thanks to their huge market share.
I would suggest that the future looks rosy for Nokia. The real battle will be over 2nd and 3rd place in the mobile handset market. Look for continued gains from the Asian manufacturers. Motorola will be hard to shift, though, given their presence in the US market and their renewal under Zander.
Monday, September 12, 2005
Mon - Oracle to snap up Siebel for $5.85bn
Oracle today announced its intention to acquire Siebel Systems for $5.85bn. The acquisition will make Oracle the number one software player in the CRM space. Following on the heals of Oracle's numerous other acquisitions over the last period, including its takeover of Peoplesoft, this will vault Oracle into the big leagues of corporate application vendors with the likes of SAP, IBM and Microsoft.
Larry Ellison has for some time been announcing that the software industry is moving into a period of consolidation and will be led by a handful of giant, global suppliers who will increasingly offer complete suites of business software that come pre-integrated. Most industry pundits believe that Ellison's prediction is spot on and I certainly agree.
Oracle's tie up with Siebel makes a lot of sense and fills a key gap in Oracle's corporate applications offering. The challenge for Oracle going forwards is to integrate the company's they have bought, Peoplesoft and Siebel in particular. Indeed, the only unknown in this period of software industry consolidation is how effectively the acquirers management teams will execute on the integration process. But, Oracle seems to be doing an OK job with Peoplesoft so far.
So, thumbs up to Oracle for snapping up Siebel and roll on the consolidation of the industry.
Larry Ellison has for some time been announcing that the software industry is moving into a period of consolidation and will be led by a handful of giant, global suppliers who will increasingly offer complete suites of business software that come pre-integrated. Most industry pundits believe that Ellison's prediction is spot on and I certainly agree.
Oracle's tie up with Siebel makes a lot of sense and fills a key gap in Oracle's corporate applications offering. The challenge for Oracle going forwards is to integrate the company's they have bought, Peoplesoft and Siebel in particular. Indeed, the only unknown in this period of software industry consolidation is how effectively the acquirers management teams will execute on the integration process. But, Oracle seems to be doing an OK job with Peoplesoft so far.
So, thumbs up to Oracle for snapping up Siebel and roll on the consolidation of the industry.
Mon - Ebay to seal Skype deal
Looks like Ebay is buying Skype after all! Apparently the web auction company is in the final stages of sealing an agreement to buy the fast growing provider of voice calls over the internet.
It seems that Ebay will be paying $2.6bn now in cash and stock, and up to $4.1bn if Skype hits certain performance targets between now and 2008.
Ebay will integrate Skype with its own software to bring voice calls to its online market. It's good news for telecomm operators as Ebay is unlikely to compete with them, but Ebay is thought to see the acquisition as a way to jump into new markets, including charging fees to companies that use the voice service to generate sales leads over the internet.
Has Ebay overpaid? Is Skype likely to prove a risky move and a complex entity for Ebay to intergrate? Well, the positives seem to me to be that strategically this makes sense for Ebay. Skype will add a whole new dynamic to its already vibrant community, that could effect all participants positively. Adding voice to en email based service should greatly enhance the Ebay services. The key is to see if this increases the number of transactions Ebay conducts and/or the average value per transaction. Who knows, but my gut is that it should. The other positive for Ebay is that they will be the first company to effectively add voice services to online commerce. This should create a strong differentiator against competitors.
The downsides are that the Skype service is still in its infancy, and soo to the company and this could prove hard to integrate and manage. Plus, Ebay have had to pay one hell of a price for an as yet unproven bet on adding voice technology to internet commerce.
My gut tells me that the upside probably outweighs the downside. But, time will tell, and first the deal needs to be completed.
It seems that Ebay will be paying $2.6bn now in cash and stock, and up to $4.1bn if Skype hits certain performance targets between now and 2008.
Ebay will integrate Skype with its own software to bring voice calls to its online market. It's good news for telecomm operators as Ebay is unlikely to compete with them, but Ebay is thought to see the acquisition as a way to jump into new markets, including charging fees to companies that use the voice service to generate sales leads over the internet.
Has Ebay overpaid? Is Skype likely to prove a risky move and a complex entity for Ebay to intergrate? Well, the positives seem to me to be that strategically this makes sense for Ebay. Skype will add a whole new dynamic to its already vibrant community, that could effect all participants positively. Adding voice to en email based service should greatly enhance the Ebay services. The key is to see if this increases the number of transactions Ebay conducts and/or the average value per transaction. Who knows, but my gut is that it should. The other positive for Ebay is that they will be the first company to effectively add voice services to online commerce. This should create a strong differentiator against competitors.
The downsides are that the Skype service is still in its infancy, and soo to the company and this could prove hard to integrate and manage. Plus, Ebay have had to pay one hell of a price for an as yet unproven bet on adding voice technology to internet commerce.
My gut tells me that the upside probably outweighs the downside. But, time will tell, and first the deal needs to be completed.
Friday, September 09, 2005
Fri - Sony launches new models to compete with Apple
The battle for dominace in the portable music market increased as Sony followed on the heels of Apple to unveil new products to reinforce their position in the fast growing market.
The new Sony Walkmans, which range from a 20 gigabyte model using a hard disc drive to a 2gb model that uses a memory card, are meant to be easier to use than the models Sony launched in the spring.
Sony is fighting hard to compete better with the runaway success of Apple's ipods and will now even allow its designers to move away from purely Sony-developed technology.
Apple sure continues to shake up this market!
The new Sony Walkmans, which range from a 20 gigabyte model using a hard disc drive to a 2gb model that uses a memory card, are meant to be easier to use than the models Sony launched in the spring.
Sony is fighting hard to compete better with the runaway success of Apple's ipods and will now even allow its designers to move away from purely Sony-developed technology.
Apple sure continues to shake up this market!
Fri - Chips looking better for the year
Intel said yesterday that it was on course to hit third-quarter sales forecasts, while its nearest US rival, Texas Instruments, felt confident enough to raise its profit forecast significantly. Intel noted particularly strong demand for notebook PC platforms.
TI also announced a challenger to Intel's Viiv brand, launched last month to target the digital home. TI said its new DaVinci platform was the most advanced semi-comdutor technology in the world for next-generation digital video.
TI also announced a challenger to Intel's Viiv brand, launched last month to target the digital home. TI said its new DaVinci platform was the most advanced semi-comdutor technology in the world for next-generation digital video.
Fri - Ebay looking at acquiring Skype
Ebay is understood to be in early but "active" talks to acquire Skype, the European internet telephony provider. The transaction could be valued at $2-3bn.
Skype, headquartered in Luxembourg, but run out of London, is understood to have hired Morgan Stanley to advise it on strategic options, including a sale, an IPO or another form of capital raising.
A number of other companies, including News Corp, Google and Yahoo have had early talks with the company, but none of these have progressed further. Not surprising given the huge price tag on Skype.
Estimates at Skype's revenues seem to range from around $60m to $100m from the 2m paying customers that they have. That leaves Skype with around 50m free customers. So, I guess the valuation will be based on all these free and paying customers relationships and not a multiple of revenues!!
It seems like were getting back to the heady days of highly valued strategic technology assets. Venture backers in Skype, including Benchmark, must be bouncing off the walls in delight and it all just goes to prove how important internet telephony is becoming. Keep an eye out on one of Skype's big US competitors, Vonage, who looks like they may IPO soon.
Skype, headquartered in Luxembourg, but run out of London, is understood to have hired Morgan Stanley to advise it on strategic options, including a sale, an IPO or another form of capital raising.
A number of other companies, including News Corp, Google and Yahoo have had early talks with the company, but none of these have progressed further. Not surprising given the huge price tag on Skype.
Estimates at Skype's revenues seem to range from around $60m to $100m from the 2m paying customers that they have. That leaves Skype with around 50m free customers. So, I guess the valuation will be based on all these free and paying customers relationships and not a multiple of revenues!!
It seems like were getting back to the heady days of highly valued strategic technology assets. Venture backers in Skype, including Benchmark, must be bouncing off the walls in delight and it all just goes to prove how important internet telephony is becoming. Keep an eye out on one of Skype's big US competitors, Vonage, who looks like they may IPO soon.
Thursday, September 08, 2005
Thurs - Ebay turns 10
Last weekend 10 years ago, a programmer named Pierre Omidyar took a chance on an odd little Web site called AuctionWeb. Most of silicon Valley spent the summer of 1995 farting around dreaming up ways to use a new fangled technology called the Internet. Pierre's idea of course was an auction site that let anyone list an item or place a bid. He posted the code to his personal home page with the whimsical domain name: www.ebay.com.
Well, that was then and this is now. Ebay, with 64m active users, is on track to sell more than $40bn this year! Yes, that's $40bn in gross revenues!!
Ebay is a spectacular success, and not only because Mr Omidyar is now worth $10bn. It may not be a perfect market, but it has revolutionized pricing. The "value" of many things today is what they sell for on Ebay.
But the real scoop has only just begun. Ebay has also given ordinary people an economic foothold online. Selling on Ebay is the primary or secondary income for an estimated 724,000 Americans. This probably means that trading on Ebay is the primary or secondary income for around 1m people worldwide. No wonder I keep seeing adds for books or online tips on how to make money on Ebay. And I assumed they were just another pyramid scheme. But no, this stuff really works.
So, instead of writing for you guys, I should become the millionth and one digital day/market stall trader. Where is that old Rolex of mine anyway. Or, maybe I should move to the beach and sell sand to the Arabs. Either way, it looks like a whole new revolution has just begun. Home working here we all come!
Well, that was then and this is now. Ebay, with 64m active users, is on track to sell more than $40bn this year! Yes, that's $40bn in gross revenues!!
Ebay is a spectacular success, and not only because Mr Omidyar is now worth $10bn. It may not be a perfect market, but it has revolutionized pricing. The "value" of many things today is what they sell for on Ebay.
But the real scoop has only just begun. Ebay has also given ordinary people an economic foothold online. Selling on Ebay is the primary or secondary income for an estimated 724,000 Americans. This probably means that trading on Ebay is the primary or secondary income for around 1m people worldwide. No wonder I keep seeing adds for books or online tips on how to make money on Ebay. And I assumed they were just another pyramid scheme. But no, this stuff really works.
So, instead of writing for you guys, I should become the millionth and one digital day/market stall trader. Where is that old Rolex of mine anyway. Or, maybe I should move to the beach and sell sand to the Arabs. Either way, it looks like a whole new revolution has just begun. Home working here we all come!
Thu - Apple announces new music gadgets
Apple Computer yesterday unveiled a much-anticipated Motorola mobile phone that runs Apple's iTunes music software, as well as a sleek new music player that is thinner than a pencil.
The new music player, the "iPod nano", replaces the "iPod mini" and is seen to raise the bar for competitiors trying to topple Apple in the digital music player market.
The iPod nano comes in two models, with the higher end one priced at $249 and stores up to 1,000 songs or 25,000 photos.
Analysts seem to like the move "they just changed the rules of the game completely. Rival players are going to look big and clunky by comparison," said Van Baker, analyst at Gartner.
And lets face it things are looking pretty good for Apple as it is. Apple has sold almost 22m iPods as of the end of June and has captured 74% of the US digital player market. The company's iTunes online music store has sold more than 500m songs and controls more than 80% of the US market.
Perhaps Apple has learnt a bit since they allowed the PC market to get taken from them in the '80's by Microsoft, Intel and IBM. With such a stranglehold on this fast growing market they look hard to shake. So, Mr Jobs when will you launch the vPod for the soon to emerge digital video download market?!
The new music player, the "iPod nano", replaces the "iPod mini" and is seen to raise the bar for competitiors trying to topple Apple in the digital music player market.
The iPod nano comes in two models, with the higher end one priced at $249 and stores up to 1,000 songs or 25,000 photos.
Analysts seem to like the move "they just changed the rules of the game completely. Rival players are going to look big and clunky by comparison," said Van Baker, analyst at Gartner.
And lets face it things are looking pretty good for Apple as it is. Apple has sold almost 22m iPods as of the end of June and has captured 74% of the US digital player market. The company's iTunes online music store has sold more than 500m songs and controls more than 80% of the US market.
Perhaps Apple has learnt a bit since they allowed the PC market to get taken from them in the '80's by Microsoft, Intel and IBM. With such a stranglehold on this fast growing market they look hard to shake. So, Mr Jobs when will you launch the vPod for the soon to emerge digital video download market?!
Wed - PartyGaming decline takes shine off internet gambling
PartyGaming shares, listed in the UK, fell 33% today when the company gave a downbeat assessment of current growth rates. It also sparked unease about the online gambling sector in general. After all, the investor and analyst community has been rather sceptical and even scathing of such companies since they started going public on stock exchanges recently. The institutional investment community is struggling to get their head around businesses that could by all accounts seem to be operating illegally in the US, one of the largest markets for online gambling.
So, with the demise of PartyGaming's stock, the financial community can feel some satisfaction over their intial pessimism. But this will not last as the sector still has enormous room for innovation and growth. There are a stream of online gaming companies readying to go public over the next twelve months or so and PartyGaming are just about to get promoted to the London Stock Exchange's 100 largest companies by value!! Well, the internet just keeps confouding the critics and technophobe's; none more than the investment community - eh!
So, with the demise of PartyGaming's stock, the financial community can feel some satisfaction over their intial pessimism. But this will not last as the sector still has enormous room for innovation and growth. There are a stream of online gaming companies readying to go public over the next twelve months or so and PartyGaming are just about to get promoted to the London Stock Exchange's 100 largest companies by value!! Well, the internet just keeps confouding the critics and technophobe's; none more than the investment community - eh!
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
Tue - Copyright in the digital age
One of the biggest issues and challenges that the internet and the wider digital world has unleashed is that of copyright and copyright protection. The great opportunity that the internet, in particular, created was that of freedom of information. The problem is that with it came not just freedom of information, but also loads of "free" content. Some of it was meant to be free, and was indeed the roots of the internet as a network for academics and researchers, but lots was not meant to be free.
The growth of "not meant to be free" content flying around the ever growing global network, that the internet now is, has wreaked havoc with content owners worldwide. And I remember Alan Cane, then of the Financial Times, announcing back in the 1990's that the ultimate winners in the digital age would be content owners: "content is King". Well, I'm not sure that the music or publishing industry would wholeheartedly agree - at least not yet, anyway.
The last few years has seen a global revolution in file sharing and swapping which has led to tens of millions, maybe even hundreds of millions of people illegally downloading music files, movies and more. The most dramatically damaged industry has been the music industry, which has lost billions and billions of dollars of sales as a result.
But, could the tide now be turning? The last year or so has seen governments and courts around the world hit back. This week saw an Australian federal court order Sharman Networks to filter out copyrighted material from its Kazaa Media Desktop software within months or face closure. (Nearly 320M people have been estimated to have downloaded Kazaa.) This comes 10 weeks after the US supreme court ruled against Grokster, and found that makers of peer to peer (p2p) software that enables file-sharing between computers could be held liable for any copyright infringements by their users. Last month a Korean court required Soribada, a p2p network, to halt unauthorised file-swapping on its network or to shut down.
In the Kazaa case, Australian courts lack jurisdiction overseas, but the judgement should influence copyright infringement cases worldwide. It does seem as though momentum is now growing in dealing with copyright abuse on the internet. This is important given the explosion of the internet we are likely to see over the next decade as it goes mobile through wi-fi and wireless telephone networks, and as the internet delivers all means of communications from telephony to TV. As the internet matures and becomes all pervasive in your home, at work and in your palm, copyright does and will need to get protected.
For the consumer it will mean that those who want to find free content will find it harder and harder, particularly if it is illegal. For those of us willing to pay, the digital unleashing of content has only just begun. The next decade will deliver music, books, TV, movies, radio and loads more over the internet to your PC, your TV, your mobile phone, your wireless PDA or notebook, your car and much more. The itunes model from Apple has shown the world how to mass-sell content legally and profitably over the internet. They will prove to be the key tipping point in unleashing legal and valuable models for selling almost any kind of content to almost any kind of digital device.
Maybe Tom Kane will prove to be right after all; "content is King"!
The growth of "not meant to be free" content flying around the ever growing global network, that the internet now is, has wreaked havoc with content owners worldwide. And I remember Alan Cane, then of the Financial Times, announcing back in the 1990's that the ultimate winners in the digital age would be content owners: "content is King". Well, I'm not sure that the music or publishing industry would wholeheartedly agree - at least not yet, anyway.
The last few years has seen a global revolution in file sharing and swapping which has led to tens of millions, maybe even hundreds of millions of people illegally downloading music files, movies and more. The most dramatically damaged industry has been the music industry, which has lost billions and billions of dollars of sales as a result.
But, could the tide now be turning? The last year or so has seen governments and courts around the world hit back. This week saw an Australian federal court order Sharman Networks to filter out copyrighted material from its Kazaa Media Desktop software within months or face closure. (Nearly 320M people have been estimated to have downloaded Kazaa.) This comes 10 weeks after the US supreme court ruled against Grokster, and found that makers of peer to peer (p2p) software that enables file-sharing between computers could be held liable for any copyright infringements by their users. Last month a Korean court required Soribada, a p2p network, to halt unauthorised file-swapping on its network or to shut down.
In the Kazaa case, Australian courts lack jurisdiction overseas, but the judgement should influence copyright infringement cases worldwide. It does seem as though momentum is now growing in dealing with copyright abuse on the internet. This is important given the explosion of the internet we are likely to see over the next decade as it goes mobile through wi-fi and wireless telephone networks, and as the internet delivers all means of communications from telephony to TV. As the internet matures and becomes all pervasive in your home, at work and in your palm, copyright does and will need to get protected.
For the consumer it will mean that those who want to find free content will find it harder and harder, particularly if it is illegal. For those of us willing to pay, the digital unleashing of content has only just begun. The next decade will deliver music, books, TV, movies, radio and loads more over the internet to your PC, your TV, your mobile phone, your wireless PDA or notebook, your car and much more. The itunes model from Apple has shown the world how to mass-sell content legally and profitably over the internet. They will prove to be the key tipping point in unleashing legal and valuable models for selling almost any kind of content to almost any kind of digital device.
Maybe Tom Kane will prove to be right after all; "content is King"!
Monday, September 05, 2005
Mon - SUN gradually recovering, announces new servers
Sun Microsystems announced the introduction of a new line of servers, called Galaxy, from their acquisition last year of start-up Kealia.
Kealia's Galaxy machine uses eight AMD chips working in parallel, which should enable it to nearly double the performance of existing systems based on four chips. Galaxy marks a return to SUN's roots as a maker of low-cost machines at a time when customers increasingly are seeking cheaper products based on chips from Intel and AMD. Galaxy does seem to provide a compelling offering based on price/performance.
SUN does seem to be stablising again as a company. SUN's total sales are projected to rise this year for the first time in four years and the company will benefit markedly from from the $4.1 billion purchase of data-storage software vendor Storage Technology, which will add more than $2 billion in annual sales.
SUN's gradual commercialisation of Java and embracing of open source software could also prove a valuable longer term strategy.
Kealia's Galaxy machine uses eight AMD chips working in parallel, which should enable it to nearly double the performance of existing systems based on four chips. Galaxy marks a return to SUN's roots as a maker of low-cost machines at a time when customers increasingly are seeking cheaper products based on chips from Intel and AMD. Galaxy does seem to provide a compelling offering based on price/performance.
SUN does seem to be stablising again as a company. SUN's total sales are projected to rise this year for the first time in four years and the company will benefit markedly from from the $4.1 billion purchase of data-storage software vendor Storage Technology, which will add more than $2 billion in annual sales.
SUN's gradual commercialisation of Java and embracing of open source software could also prove a valuable longer term strategy.
Mon - Judge in Australia rules against Kazaa
A judge in Australia has ruled against users of Kazaa for infringing copyright on their widely used file sharing system.
The judge has ordered the owners of Kazaa, Sharman Networks, to amend their system Even though he has not ruled that they have broken copyright law, he has ruled that they have enabled their users to break copyright law.
This is a welcome victory for the beleaguered music industry and a ruling that could prove to create an interesting legal precedent around the world. It does seem as though law courts and some governments are gradually tackling the issue of illegal copyright over the internet.
This could prove beneficial to the likes of Apple's popular itunes service.
The judge has ordered the owners of Kazaa, Sharman Networks, to amend their system Even though he has not ruled that they have broken copyright law, he has ruled that they have enabled their users to break copyright law.
This is a welcome victory for the beleaguered music industry and a ruling that could prove to create an interesting legal precedent around the world. It does seem as though law courts and some governments are gradually tackling the issue of illegal copyright over the internet.
This could prove beneficial to the likes of Apple's popular itunes service.
Thursday, September 01, 2005
Massachusetts to switch off Microsoft
The state of Massachusets has laid out a plan to switch all it's workers away from Microsoft's Word, Excel and other desktop software applications, delivering what would be one of the most significant setbacks to the software company's battle against open source software in its home market.
They said that all electronic documents "created and saved" by state employees would have to be based on open formats, with the switch to start the beginning of 2007. The state also specified only two document types that could be used in the future - OpenDocument, which is used in open source applications like Open Office, and PDF.
So, the gradual swing towards open source software on the desktop may be developing a little bit of momentum. As Linux, and commercial derivatives of the operating system, and the software that sits on top, such as StarOffice from SUN, become increasingly mature, open source looks like becoming a real alternative to Microsoft software.
Linux has already made considerable strides in the server market, mostly taking share from Unix, but it looks like there is just enough evidence to conclude that 2006/7 may prove to be the years that Microsoft gets more heat from open source software on the desktop. Not since Lotus disappeared off to IBM in the nineties has there been any kind of viable alternative.
There could be a great opportunity here for SUN in particular, if they get it right. Let's see!
They said that all electronic documents "created and saved" by state employees would have to be based on open formats, with the switch to start the beginning of 2007. The state also specified only two document types that could be used in the future - OpenDocument, which is used in open source applications like Open Office, and PDF.
So, the gradual swing towards open source software on the desktop may be developing a little bit of momentum. As Linux, and commercial derivatives of the operating system, and the software that sits on top, such as StarOffice from SUN, become increasingly mature, open source looks like becoming a real alternative to Microsoft software.
Linux has already made considerable strides in the server market, mostly taking share from Unix, but it looks like there is just enough evidence to conclude that 2006/7 may prove to be the years that Microsoft gets more heat from open source software on the desktop. Not since Lotus disappeared off to IBM in the nineties has there been any kind of viable alternative.
There could be a great opportunity here for SUN in particular, if they get it right. Let's see!
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