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10 'Always a Bridesmaid, Never a Bride' Software Companies

It has been my experience that Software mergers are driven by the ownership of the Software company, not its management. This is especially true when there is 'active ownership', such as with Venture Capital groups. In the absence of this kind of drive, I agree with the writer's perspective.

How Will Cloud Computing Impact IT Vendors?

Hardware vendors and cloud computing are an interesting mix. Initially, it sounds like 'cloud computers' would mean less-revenue for these vendors. It could be true that it would benefit sales of the very-largest servers, due to centralization. On the other hand, software may be able to better-adapt to 'cloud computing'. It remains to be seen if this stuff materializes to any meaningful degree. Several vendors have been predicting its ascension for several years.