Is CRM becoming a commodity? It seems like anybody with a application that contains a Leads, Accounts, Contacts and Opportunities tab can be a good CRM. Which begs the question, are people paying a premium for Salesforce.com?
NetSuite is not the first company to aggressively target Salesforce.com customers. But they just announced their RenewForce program [...]

For those of you who don’t know Jim Cramer, he’s one of the most well known personalities on television. His show Mad Money is a favourite among investors. During his show he always has the Lightning Round. This is where people call in asking for his opinion on specific stocks and companies. [...]

A couple of days ago NetSuite introduced NetSuite Business Operating System. It’s their version of a development environment for ISV’s and VARs to build applications on top of their platform. At first glance, this is a direct shot at Force.com. However, both companies are heading in 2 different strategies with their platform.

Force.com is [...]

So how big is Saas in terms of revenue and business potential? Is it even worth pursuing?
Sam Law at The Damaged Pixel Blog mentioned this story from The Economist: http://www.economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10431816
Here’s a summary of what it says:

Investors keep throwing money at SaaS companies, such as NetSuite, which saw a 37% rise in its IPO price on [...]