PC makers and their customers continue to push back against Windows Vista. Software as a service (SaaS) and open source are giving Microsoft fits. Yet, it’s far too early to bury Microsoft. Here are seven reasons why the software giant’s empire won’t completely fall anytime soon.
Seven years after Microsoft spent $1.1 billion to buy Great Plains Software, that acquisition is finally paying some major dividends. The latest example: Electronic Data Systems (EDS) has agreed to sell, service and support Microsoft Dynamics — the next generation of Great Plains’ software. EDS’s backing is the latest in a growing list of key endorsements for Dynamics.
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There’s nothing like a good cat fight — especially when it involves Microsoft and Oracle. The latest squabble involves former Oracle Senior VP Doug Kennedy, who apparently is leaping to the Microsoft Dynamics team. If true, the move could help Microsoft to accelerate its recent momentum in the CRM and ERP mid-market, The VAR Guy believes.
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