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Can Google Reach Its Pie in the Sky?

Some interesting thoughts in there.

@Dennis, my understanding of the software-plus-services term is that Microsoft is trying to emphasize the emerging industry trend toward software and SaaS solutions/environments working well together -- something that would make the cloud much more practical and useful in more cases. If they are able to deliver effectively on their own efforts to make the cloud and their large base of software (and ecosystem) play nicely, customers should get some powerful new capabilities and greater flexibility.