SaaS market will 'collapse' in two years

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Dear Harry:
First you say "Getting signed up as a SaaS customer is fast, but getting out is just as fast. Whereas traditional software is like cocaine--you're hooked. It's too difficult and expensive to switch providers once you've invested in one. If it were easier to jump ship, a lot of people would've hit the eject button on SAP a long time ago."

Then in the very next answer you contradict yourself by saying "It isn't about locking people in. People lock themselves in! They see the software, like it, and want it. This is true of all professional software."

Well then if I understand your logic, if poeple like a product, it does not matter whether it is delivered over SaaS or shrink wrapped, does it?

As for jumping ship in a SaaS, what about the data and the cost involved with finding and adapting an alternative? I think people being "stupid" as you so eloquently described them, how would they chart their own way after hitting the "eject" button on their SaaS vendor? Won't they worry about their data and other migration related issues?

Cheers!

Posted by: rahilkh   Posted on: 08/29/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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