Microsoft is a master at selling software through a partner channel. Unlike IBM they don’t have a large services division to push their product. So instead, Microsoft sells most of their software through partner ISVs (Independent Software Vendors).
Let me first explain what a Microsoft partner is. When you buy a PC, you never [...]
Josh Quittner is a well respected tech journalist and he’s been in this game for a long time. Before corporate America knew what the Internet was, he was one of the first to recognize the opportunity in domain name squatting. So I can respect that.
However, I read an article in Fortune magazine [...]
Silicon Valley Watcher reports of rumours that Salesforce is trying to pitch itself to Oracle for $9 B. That’s about $75 a share.
Considering that Oracle’s CEO, Larry Ellison, has a 74.1% stake in Netsuite; this is actually a pretty interesting rumour. This would signify a huge consolidation of the two largest on-demand vendors.
Even [...]
The Chairman of the Federal Reserve is perhaps the most important position in America. The entire economy rides on the decisions the Chairman makes. If he even sneezes, investors may freak out and send our economy off the cliff. That’s why my econ prof always referred to the Chairman as the ‘Matrix [...]
I’m going to step away from the norm of this blog, which is writing about on-demand software and talk a little about one of my hobbies… history. I’m a big fan of history, I feel that you can tell A LOT about what will happen today if you look at similar situations and how they [...]
This made me laugh, Salesforce.com meets a love of mine: politics. Darren actually found this article and knew what a kick I’d get out of it, so here I am talking about it.
The article is: Political Campaigns Standardize on Salesforce, from CNN.
Interestingly enough, many politicians (Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, John Kerry) are using on-demand software [...]
I’m the type of guy that’s pretty anal about detail. Whenever I do web design (on those rare occasions that I do) , if something is even a couple of pixels off, I have to fix it! I can’t explain why. I know, it’s wierd.
For the longest time, I always wondered: Why when [...]
