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> [I think we should be clear: Companies will still need software that furthers their corporate goals and even gives them competitive advantage. That would be purchased and developed, if necessary, in house, or on a proprietary basis. But it needs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-pearlstein/i-think-we-should-be-clear-companies-will-still-need-software-that/)

[Steven Pearlstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-pearlstein/)

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## More by Steven Pearlstein

> [I think we should be clear: Companies will still need software that furthers their corporate goals and even gives them competitive advantage. That would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-pearlstein/i-think-we-should-be-clear-companies-will-still-need-software-that/)

[Steven Pearlstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-pearlstein/)

> [If what you paid for an engine that could go 120 is significantly higher than the cost of an engine that would get you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-pearlstein/if-what-you-paid-for-an-engine-that-could-go-120-is-significantly/)

[Steven Pearlstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-pearlstein/)

> [It is possible in theory and I think true in practice that centralization could have been the optimal solution at the beginning of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-pearlstein/it-is-possible-in-theory-and-i-think-true-in-practice-that/)

[Steven Pearlstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-pearlstein/)

> [No outsourcing the "soul" of the company - let's all agree to that. But most companies are more body than soul.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-pearlstein/no-outsourcing-the-soul-of-the-company-let-s-all-agree-to-that-but/)

[Steven Pearlstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-pearlstein/)

> [Obviously, you can't operate a system at 100 percent capacity. You need room for growth. And because there are peak times, you need surge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-pearlstein/obviously-you-can-t-operate-a-system-at-100-percent-capacity-you-need/)

[Steven Pearlstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-pearlstein/)

> [I think I hear the voice of an environmentalist. Why stop with Alaska, however. Why don't we depopulate Montana, Idaho, Washington, Colorado the California…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-pearlstein/i-think-i-hear-the-voice-of-an-environmentalist-why-stop-with-alaska/)

[Steven Pearlstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-pearlstein/)

> [I love these appeals to the "complexity of doing business in Alaska." If you want to live in remote villages or places with hostile…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-pearlstein/i-love-these-appeals-to-the-complexity-of-doing-business-in-alaska-if/)

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