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Look Over here says Ballmer. Ah Zik See is the strategy: This article is not what Microsoft is doing. They are attempting to Oracle, SAP and IBM their way to the future by purchasing what were called solution partners and applying monopoly grease to take that market. The medical and legal markets are at risk. Both involve records, document imaging etc and no dominant software supplier.

In Seattle we had this company called Phamos. It did a decent job with MUMPS and was one of the bigger software houses in the area. I think it was purchased by DEX. In anycase MUMPS is what VistA open source is based on. The issue to be concerned with is the use of Gates Foundation money at the medical schools for "research" that naturally would tend to make Microsoft a favored vendor of medical software.

The Future of Software Design need not invlove Ah Zik See. Open Source really changes the cost benefit analysis that in the past favored purchased over in-house development. The Rise of the American Programmer is at had. These will be employed at the businesses where the software is operated, just like in the pre Microsoft days.

The Future is the Past. Division of Labor, Efficiency, Software developed to give a business strategic advantage and not just its officers a chance at a lucritive side deal.

Frank L. Mighetto CCP
The church rocks today. Keep it going; Posted by: mighetto Posted on: 07/27/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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And Then Ballmer Screamed And Threw A Chair itanalyst | 07/27/06

Then he went techno Patrick Jones | 07/27/06

And them nomorems | 07/27/06

I thought they were shaping it by telling people what they need in advance. HypnoToad | 07/27/06

BTW re: Ballmer... Snippy Clippit | 07/27/06

Because he says so #_z | 07/27/06

And the BS machine at Redmond operates at full capacity happy

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michael_t | 07/27/06

Microsoft's continuing pipe dream.... BitTwiddler | 07/27/06

And of course the usual bashers are here No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/27/06

Better to be thought of as a "usual basher" Jack-Booted EULA | 07/27/06

Hey Don Rupert, check it out #_z | 07/27/06

Careful.. Patrick Jones | 07/28/06

Ozzie Matters mighetto | 07/27/06

pot kettle black barsteward | 07/28/06

lol.... Badgered | 07/27/06

LOL.... indeed shawkins | 07/27/06

And That's The Truth... ladyirol | 07/28/06

Ballmer: Software is becoming a service Loverock Davidson | 07/27/06

Varsatile? Implies Nimble too, good one! TripleII | 07/27/06

Versatile! Loverock Davidson | 07/27/06

Clueless one TripleII | 07/27/06

speaking of clueless Loverock Davidson | 07/27/06

MS Titanic has hit the iceberg talisman | 07/27/06

No respect Loverock Davidson | 07/27/06

No Respect? ladyirol | 07/28/06

The proved themselves allright... Spikey_Mike | 07/28/06

Ballmer should keep doing what he does best Quebec-french | 07/27/06

Here it goes, more player haters ccisat1dxj | 07/27/06

Not listening to customer, but the competitors tyn | 07/27/06

IBM Microsoft VistA Health Care mighetto | 07/27/06

Thanks Frank . . . Sheeva | 07/31/06

Doing Great ? talisman | 07/27/06

Break out the KY lavallie | 07/27/06

Ah Zik See War Strategy Exposed mighetto | 07/27/06

Keep repeating it, you have a long way to go TripleII | 07/27/06

Look Over here says Ballmer. Ah Zik See is the strategy mighetto | 07/27/06

If Ballmer really believed this Update victim | 07/27/06

stupid and lame not of this world | 07/27/06

can't wait to see where this all goes. Ability to rent Microsoft Office? stevey_d | 07/28/06

Thats what M$ wants DarthRidiculous | 07/28/06

businesses pony up for a lot of stuff year after year stevey_d | 07/29/06

Church of the Painful OS Reverend MacFellow | 07/28/06

Unbelievable imguessing | 07/28/06

This stuff is EVIL! Reverend MacFellow | 07/28/06

Amen Brudder... mdsmedia | 07/28/06

Don't worry Mac.......................... Senlac_Hill | 07/31/06

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