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:Fortune: Execs Tell Software Makers: 'Some of You Are Doomed'
Fortune: Execs Tell Software Makers: 'Some of You Are Doomed'
May 6, 2005, 20 :30 UTC (7 Talkback[s]) (7491 reads)

(Other stories by David Kirkpatrick)

"It ain't easy leading a software company these days. Customers are sick of poor quality, inadequate security, old-fashioned business models, and pie-in-the-sky claims for trends like open source. They just want software that works. That was the message coming from customers, industry experts, and even some company executives at the Software 2005 conference last week in Santa Clara, Calif.

"The most eye-opening session included top CIOs and corporate technologists from BP; Kaiser Permanente, a big health-care provider; Lockheed Martin; and Unilever..."

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Talk about Head Up Ass Syndrome:"At one  ...   HUAS   
Tony OBryan
May 6, 2005, 20:53:26
 
An article on poorly designed and insecu ...   did I miss something...   
michael
May 6, 2005, 21:01:31
 
First, there are these quotes:The most e ...   Weird article, maybe even an echo...   
GreyGeek
May 6, 2005, 21:06:59
 
> An article on poorly designed and inse ...   Re: did I miss something...   
Mantar
May 6, 2005, 23:14:40
 
Yes, I read all of that.  Free software  ...   Re: Wierd article...   
Joe User
May 7, 2005, 02:26:48
 
> This person was complaining as if this ...   Re: HUAS   
Anil Wang
May 7, 2005, 14:18:54
 
Well. Let's see1. Limit the amount o ...   Really?   
Lou
May 8, 2005, 01:09:55
 
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