Or maybe not, but we did find this amusing. We opened an
entry
on Blink Logic
on Nov. 28 thusly:
"Robert Lendvai was as confused as anybody when he read RCPU's declaration
that IBM's planned buyout of Cognos meant the end of business intelligence
as we know it. The chief marketing office of Blink Logic, an Ottawa-based
BI firm, even had a bit of a career crisis: 'I wondered whether maybe I should
resign,' Lendvai said."
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Posted by Lee Pender on 12/21/20070 comments
It's our last Reader Feedback Friday of the year! We'd love to take an opportunity
to go back over all the events of 2007 in RCPU, but your editor is on vacation
right now and is more than willing to just let a few more readers do the talking.
So, here goes:
On the Netherlands going
open source, we got an e-mail from Fred that was especially impressive for
his use of the word "utopianistically":
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Posted by Lee Pender on 12/21/20070 comments
Barb Darrow has an
interesting
look
at the latest Dynamics CRM release and what it means for Microsoft's
SaaS strategy.
Posted by Lee Pender on 12/20/20070 comments
The former Redmond honcho will square off against Google for the license for
a spectrum that could be used to establish a wireless network.
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from the
Times of London
, old bean.
Posted by Lee Pender on 12/20/20070 comments
All you really need to read every week is
The Economist
,
BusinessWeek
and, of course,
Redmond Channel Partner
the week it comes out. Throw
in the
Journal
or the
Financial Times
if you want to, but it's
hard to beat
BW
for stuff like
this
.
Posted by Lee Pender on 12/19/20070 comments
With reader e-mails this good, why should we spend time coming up with a clever
introduction to Reader Feedback Friday? Let's just jump right in.
On Dell sidling up
to partners and trying to make things right again after all these years,
we got a subtle, nuanced response from John, which we quote here directly and
without editing:
"Dell can go to h!!!"
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Posted by Lee Pender on 12/14/20070 comments
Seriously, it's time to start ramping up for SaaS if you haven't already. In
one of those studies that basically reports that the earth might just continue
spinning on its axis, IDC tells us that SaaS will -- brace yourselves --
dramatically
alter the landscape
for partners.
Posted by Lee Pender on 12/12/20070 comments
Quick hits today because...well, just because. Hey, it's December, and the
news is kind of slow, and we're now officially obsessed with the growing possibility
of a Dallas vs. New England Super Bowl, which would pit your editor's original
hometown (Dallas, or close to it, anyway) against his current (and now somewhat
longtime) area of residence. And, with that jinx in place, Green Bay and Indianapolis
fans, your teams should be guaranteed spots in the big game. Congrats, and you're
welcome.
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Posted by Lee Pender on 12/11/20070 comments
It's Christmas in...uh, December for those who wanted nothing but
Microsoft
patches
for the holidays.
Posted by Lee Pender on 12/07/20070 comments
The
apparent confusion
at the mother ship
over the phrase "Vista capable" came as a relief
to Cori:
"How can I get in on the lawsuit? I have had software issues and
have already replaced my original hard drive that came with the laptop. My
husband, who is a senior program technical engineer for Coinstar, kept on
telling me, 'I don't know what you're doing, but stop moving all your files
around.' Of course, I'm not lame, even have 18 years of software sales experience,
so I am not the culprit of all the software issues going on with the laptop.
"I ran across an article about this less than two months ago, which
outlined the exact problems I was (and still am) experiencing. Who do I contact
to see if I'm eligible to be included in the lawsuit? Your article was such
a RELIEF to show my husband."
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Posted by Lee Pender on 12/07/20070 comments