“We often forget that that idea of software as a boxed, mass-market, proprietary product is only about 30 years old. During these three decades, the software industry has made a number of individuals wealthy. But this era may be over. The future of software may not have room for new billionaires, even though there is a growing demand for new software, and opportunities for people who write that software will continue to grow along with that demand.” Read the article at NewsForge.
Enterprise and Server Software to Become Commodity
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Are you sure Roblimo really wrote this!?
Anyways, it was a great article. The metaphor was dead on as well. In a way it saddens me that software is in this state. Still, I think that the .com bubble was bound to burst, regardless of what anyone could have done about it. Oh well, I am about ready to start getting to work on those law school applications
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