Programming Quote by Stephen O’Grady

““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 the software powering the devices that we all use today.””

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“full stack startups are those whose focus extends to each layer necessary to deliver the desired user experience.”

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“The fact is that the majority of software businesses today are leaving money on the table by focusing strictly on the production and delivery…

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“Given two technologies, the one that’s easier to obtain, configure, and use will usually be the one that wins. Convenience trumps features — even…

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“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…

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“With the cost of development down by an order of magnitude or more, the throttle on developer creativity has been removed, setting the stage…

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“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…

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“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…

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“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.…

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“By combining software with another, more readily monetized product — services, in this case — Amazon is able to efficiently extract profit from a…

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“It is a paradox that the economic value of software is falling even as its strategic value rises, and paradoxes are by definition challenging…

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“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…

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