It's a little uncommon to see a press release like that. The only precedent is the Oracle/PeopleSoft deal from a year ago, when PeopleSoft felt Oracle was being unresponsive. Clearly there's a communication issue here. Rob Bois
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![The idea behind Software as a Service is ultimately [that] the buyer shouldn't have to worry about the software or the infrastructure but you need to understand who the hosting partner is. In the long term, that goes away as hiccups get ironed out, but for the time being we're suggesting to customers they understand what's going on behind the scenes. SAP going with IBM was smart because it brings instant credibility. - Rob Bois Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=VGhlIGlkZWEgYmVoaW5kIFNvZnR3YXJlIGFzIGEgU2VydmljZSBpcyB1bHRpbWF0ZWx5IFt0aGF0XSB0aGUgYnV5ZXIgc2hvdWxkbid0IGhhdmUgdG8gd29ycnkgYWJvdXQgdGhlIHNvZnR3YXJlIG9yIHRoZSBpbmZyYXN0cnVjdHVyZSBidXQgeW91IG5lZWQgdG8gdW5kZXJzdGFuZCB3aG8gdGhlIGhvc3RpbmcgcGFydG5lciBpcy4gSW4gdGhlIGxvbmcgdGVybSwgdGhhdCBnb2VzIGF3YXkgYXMgaGljY3VwcyBnZXQgaXJvbmVkIG91dCwgYnV0IGZvciB0aGUgdGltZSBiZWluZyB3ZSdyZSBzdWdnZXN0aW5nIHRvIGN1c3RvbWVycyB0aGV5IHVuZGVyc3RhbmQgd2hhdCdzIGdvaW5nIG9uIGJlaGluZCB0aGUgc2NlbmVzLiBTQVAgZ29pbmcgd2l0aCBJQk0gd2FzIHNtYXJ0IGJlY2F1c2UgaXQgYnJpbmdzIGluc3RhbnQgY3JlZGliaWxpdHkuIA==&author=ICBSb2IgQm9pcyAgICA=&num=4 "The idea behind Software as a Service is ultimately [that] the buyer shouldn't have to worry about the software or the infrastructure but you need to understand who the hosting partner is. In the long term, that goes away as hiccups get ironed out, but for the time being we're suggesting to customers they understand what's going on behind the scenes. SAP going with IBM was smart because it brings instant credibility. - Rob Bois Quotes")
![The idea behind Software as a Service is ultimately [that] the buyer shouldn't have to worry about the software or the infrastructure but you need to understand who the hosting partner is. In the long term, that goes away as hiccups get ironed out, but for the time being we're suggesting to customers they understand what's going on behind the scenes. SAP going with IBM was smart because it brings instant credibility. - Rob Bois Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBSb2IgQm9pcyAgICA=&num=10 "The idea behind Software as a Service is ultimately [that] the buyer shouldn't have to worry about the software or the infrastructure but you need to understand who the hosting partner is. In the long term, that goes away as hiccups get ironed out, but for the time being we're suggesting to customers they understand what's going on behind the scenes. SAP going with IBM was smart because it brings instant credibility. - Rob Bois Quotes")
![[Given that smaller business customers represent Microsoft's] sweet spot, ... an instant significant force in that market. - Rob Bois Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W0dpdmVuIHRoYXQgc21hbGxlciBidXNpbmVzcyBjdXN0b21lcnMgcmVwcmVzZW50IE1pY3Jvc29mdCdzXSBzd2VldCBzcG90LCAuLi4gYW4gaW5zdGFudCBzaWduaWZpY2FudCBmb3JjZSBpbiB0aGF0IG1hcmtldC4g&author=ICBSb2IgQm9pcyAgICA=&num=1 "[Given that smaller business customers represent Microsoft's] sweet spot, ... an instant significant force in that market. - Rob Bois Quotes")