Comments on: Why 2.0 Didn’t Start in the Enterprise http://theappslab.com/2007/10/15/why-20-didnt-start-in-the-enterprise/ Driving Innovation Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:03:12 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: systematic viewpoints » Blog Archive » Is something happening? http://theappslab.com/2007/10/15/why-20-didnt-start-in-the-enterprise/comment-page-1/#comment-1925 systematic viewpoints » Blog Archive » Is something happening? Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:33:27 +0000 http://oracleappslab.com/2007/10/15/why-20-didnt-start-in-the-enterprise/#comment-1925 [...] them to feature sets. For some interesting insight into the dynamics of that process, see “Why 2.0 Didn’t Start in the Enterprise” by Paul [...] [...] them to feature sets. For some interesting insight into the dynamics of that process, see “Why 2.0 Didn’t Start in the Enterprise” by Paul [...]

]]> By: Gordon Taylor http://theappslab.com/2007/10/15/why-20-didnt-start-in-the-enterprise/comment-page-1/#comment-1631 Gordon Taylor Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:46:29 +0000 http://oracleappslab.com/2007/10/15/why-20-didnt-start-in-the-enterprise/#comment-1631 Thanks Paul, Having just left the world of enterprise software to try to 'code the new world', your post summed up pretty much everything that led me here. Gordon :) Thanks Paul,

Having just left the world of enterprise software to try to ‘code the new world’, your post summed up pretty much everything that led me here.

Gordon :)

]]> By: philcrissman.com » List Of Enterprise 2.0 Articles & Blogs http://theappslab.com/2007/10/15/why-20-didnt-start-in-the-enterprise/comment-page-1/#comment-1630 philcrissman.com » List Of Enterprise 2.0 Articles & Blogs Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:12:35 +0000 http://oracleappslab.com/2007/10/15/why-20-didnt-start-in-the-enterprise/#comment-1630 [...] Why Web 2.0 Didn’t Start in the enterprise at OracleAppsLab (in fact, just subscribe to Oracle Apps Lab) [...] [...] Why Web 2.0 Didn’t Start in the enterprise at OracleAppsLab (in fact, just subscribe to Oracle Apps Lab) [...]

]]> By: Discover From Your Favorite Topic or Web Page: www.capazoo.com/ http://theappslab.com/2007/10/15/why-20-didnt-start-in-the-enterprise/comment-page-1/#comment-1380 Discover From Your Favorite Topic or Web Page: www.capazoo.com/ Tue, 23 Oct 2007 03:41:01 +0000 http://oracleappslab.com/2007/10/15/why-20-didnt-start-in-the-enterprise/#comment-1380 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Oracle AppsLab » Why 2.0 Didn’t Start in the Enterprise http://oracleappslab.com/2007/10/15/why-20-didnt-start-in-the-enterprise/ (article blog oracle) [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] Oracle AppsLab » Why 2.0 Didn’t Start in the Enterprise http://oracleappslab.com/2007/10/15/why-20-didnt-start-in-the-enterprise/ (article blog oracle) [...]

]]> By: Danny Angus: Why Oracle's Middleware sucks... http://theappslab.com/2007/10/15/why-20-didnt-start-in-the-enterprise/comment-page-1/#comment-1234 Danny Angus: Why Oracle's Middleware sucks... Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:05:17 +0000 http://oracleappslab.com/2007/10/15/why-20-didnt-start-in-the-enterprise/#comment-1234 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] "for a large company like Oracle, if your products are good, they can’t be great because there...Does this tell us why, seeing their middleware products are poor, they daren't be mediocre? I can feel an award coming on. [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] “for a large company like Oracle, if your products are good, they can’t be great because there…Does this tell us why, seeing their middleware products are poor, they daren’t be mediocre? I can feel an award coming on. [...]

]]> By: Phil http://theappslab.com/2007/10/15/why-20-didnt-start-in-the-enterprise/comment-page-1/#comment-1134 Phil Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:00:57 +0000 http://oracleappslab.com/2007/10/15/why-20-didnt-start-in-the-enterprise/#comment-1134 Excellent description of this issue. I'd add a couple more things: 1) Enterprise software is a long train. It's 2 to 3 years from when work starts on a product until it ships to customers. What did wikis and blogs look like 3 years ago? 2) Enterprise software can't fail in the marketplace -- for a large company like Oracle, if your products are good, they can't be great because there's more risk in being great. Apple didn't release revolutionary OS X until MacOS 9 became terrible, Microsoft didn't release revolutionary Office 12 until most of there customers were still on Office 2000 (we are). It's not gutsy for MS, it's necessary to stay alive. For every 1 good wiki, there are 10 terrible ones, so not having one is better than having a terrible one if it's not something your customers demanded when you started development. Excellent description of this issue. I’d add a couple more things:

1) Enterprise software is a long train. It’s 2 to 3 years from when work starts on a product until it ships to customers. What did wikis and blogs look like 3 years ago?

2) Enterprise software can’t fail in the marketplace — for a large company like Oracle, if your products are good, they can’t be great because there’s more risk in being great. Apple didn’t release revolutionary OS X until MacOS 9 became terrible, Microsoft didn’t release revolutionary Office 12 until most of there customers were still on Office 2000 (we are). It’s not gutsy for MS, it’s necessary to stay alive. For every 1 good wiki, there are 10 terrible ones, so not having one is better than having a terrible one if it’s not something your customers demanded when you started development.

]]> By: Central Standard Tech http://theappslab.com/2007/10/15/why-20-didnt-start-in-the-enterprise/comment-page-1/#comment-1661 Central Standard Tech Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://oracleappslab.com/2007/10/15/why-20-didnt-start-in-the-enterprise/#comment-1661 <!--%kramer-pre%-->Since I’m thinking about it: if you’re interested in the preceding article, you may also want to read The Social Enterprise over at R/W WebWhy Web 2.0 Didn’t Start in the enterpriseat OracleAppsLab (in fact, just subscribe to Oracle Apps Lab) Dion Hinchcliffe’s Enterprise Web 2.0 blog Web 2.0 Has Corporate America Spinning SAP as a web 2.0 company? by Tim O’Reilly. Enterprise Web 2.0<!--%kramer-post%--> Since I’m thinking about it: if you’re interested in the preceding article, you may also want to read The Social Enterprise over at R/W WebWhy Web 2.0 Didn’t Start in the enterpriseat OracleAppsLab (in fact, just subscribe to Oracle Apps Lab) Dion Hinchcliffe’s Enterprise Web 2.0 blog Web 2.0 Has Corporate America Spinning SAP as a web 2.0 company? by Tim O’Reilly. Enterprise Web 2.0

]]> By: BizTechTalk http://theappslab.com/2007/10/15/why-20-didnt-start-in-the-enterprise/comment-page-1/#comment-2261 BizTechTalk Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://oracleappslab.com/2007/10/15/why-20-didnt-start-in-the-enterprise/#comment-2261 <!--%kramer-pre%-->Oracle AppsLab » Why 2.0 Didn’t Start in the Enterprise<!--%kramer-post%--> Oracle AppsLab » Why 2.0 Didn’t Start in the Enterprise

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