Recently, we have seen lot of open source acquisitions by players like IBM, Oracle, Sun etc. These acquisitions has raised questions about the future of open source industry. Here is my take on it: Any acquisition happens with motive of either reward or out of fear. Reward, when acquiring company thinks that the product can …
Mar
12
Is Google’s Writely Acquisition a Challenge to Microsoft’s Office?
Google recently acquired Writely, a collaborative web based word processor. Writely is a hosted word processing package that allows users to edit and publish documents online. This is in line with the recent Google Analyst Day presentation where one of the 2006 focus talks about “Building new products and services for publishers of information”. This …
Mar
06
Open Source: Need to analyze their Biggest Asset
There is lot of revolution in Open Source Area and every other day we hear a new open source product in market or an open source acquired/taken over by commercial companies. Whatever be the case, everyone want that its product be listed among the best, whether it is a commercial product or an open source …
Mar
03
Software Buying Shift towards Open Source
The trend of moving to open source products is picking up and recently reports have proved it. Let’s look at what is the driving force that is behind this shift. Here are some of the advantages and disadvantages associated with an open source product: Advantages Disadvantages Innovative Large developers community Open Code Roadmap influenced by …
