“Where businesses once saw outsized returns from the code they wrote, today it’s merely a means to an end. It’s often not even a competitive advantage. What does this mean for those in the commercial software business? When considered in… — Stephen O’Grady Copy Share Image
“Whether we’re looking at Apple or Google, then, the lesson is that software is once again a means to an end as opposed to an end in and of itself. Which is a profound statement about the commercial value of… — Stephen O’Grady Copy Share Image
“Developers are the most-important, most-valuable constituency in business today, regardless of industry. Technologists newly empowered with tools, hyper-connected via specialized collaboration and communication networks,… — Stephen O’Grady Copy Share Image
“full stack startups are those whose focus extends to each layer necessary to deliver the desired user experience.” — Stephen O’Grady Copy Share Image
“The fact is that the majority of software businesses today are leaving money on the table by focusing strictly on the production and delivery… — Stephen O’Grady Copy Share Image
“Given two technologies, the one that’s easier to obtain, configure, and use will usually be the one that wins. Convenience trumps features — even… — Stephen O’Grady Copy Share Image
“The ascendance of open source is not altruistic; it’s simply good business for contributors and consumers alike. But the reason it’s good business is… — Stephen O’Grady Copy Share Image
“With the cost of development down by an order of magnitude or more, the throttle on developer creativity has been removed, setting the stage… — Stephen O’Grady Copy Share Image
“Open core/hybrid source Probably the most common model today, open core describes an open source project that is partially, even mostly, open source, but… — Stephen O’Grady Copy Share Image
“As such, the company’s value from a technology perspective isn’t software, strictly speaking, but rather outsourced effort. Any business can download and run software… — Stephen O’Grady Copy Share Image
“So if open source is cannibalizing the commercial software markets, it’s all smooth sailing for those who commercialize open source, right? Well, not exactly.… — Stephen O’Grady Copy Share Image
“By combining software with another, more readily monetized product — services, in this case — Amazon is able to efficiently extract profit from a… — Stephen O’Grady Copy Share Image
“It is a paradox that the economic value of software is falling even as its strategic value rises, and paradoxes are by definition challenging… — Stephen O’Grady Copy Share Image
“There are many potential explanations for the less-than-robust performance, but IBM’s current strategy suggests that one component at least is a challenge to the… — Stephen O’Grady Copy Share Image
“In such a climate, the more appropriate way to think of software is as an organizational asset: nothing more and nothing less. Looking at… — Stephen O’Grady Copy Share Image
“Where businesses once saw outsized returns from the code they wrote, today it’s merely a means to an end. It’s often not even a… — Stephen O’Grady Copy Share Image
“Whether we’re looking at Apple or Google, then, the lesson is that software is once again a means to an end as opposed to… — Stephen O’Grady Copy Share Image
