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by Michael Cote.
Original Post: links for 2007-06-03 from PeopleOverProcess.com
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Feed Description: Using Java to get to the ideal state.
“For the year’s first five months, total software industry M&A spending stands at $27.8 billion, nearly triple the $9.8 billion for the same period last year”
“‘Dude, that’s so 2005.’ Instead, people who need outside capital/network/assistance are coming looking for it; and people who don’t need it are operating without.”
“MyEclipse reports a user base of 500,000 subscribers.” Doing the math: if each of those 500k bought the cheapest version, that’d be $15,000,000 a year for Genuitec. Who knows what volume discounts result in though…
“…while Microsoft is trying to build bridges wherever possible between the commercial and open-source software industries, some seem intent on tearing down those bridges. We are in the bridge building business, not in the bridge burning business.”
“The advantage of going private is that it’s easier to focus on long-term strategy when company managers have to deal with a small cadre of investors.”
Check out the sausage being made: “they are crunchy, and tasty with ketchup. But accusing us of trying to kill this project with process? Sorry, it’s just not true.”
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