Companies are going to use data formatted the way they want in integrating and working with suppliers, ... That's the way it's worked for 20 years, and it's not that big of a deal. |
Companies are going to use data formatted the way they want in integrating and working with suppliers. That's the way it's worked for 20 years, and it's not that big of a deal. |
First of all, this is a very large market that is largely underserved, |
First of all, this is a very large market that is largely underserved. |
In a sense, there is no news at this conference. We've delivered what we said we'd deliver. |
It will become a standard. |
It's not a question of whether or not you're going to need XML -- you're going to choose to use XML in the same way companies five years ago chose to use HTML and HTTP, |
It's not a question of whether or not you're going to need XML -- you're going to choose to use XML in the same way companies five years ago chose to use HTML and HTTP. Companies weren't dragged kicking and screaming to use browsers. They chose to use browsers. |
It's our view that companies in this segment are poorly served. |
Microsoft always succeeds in markets where we allow others to build on us as a platform. What we don't know is the kinds of composites that customers and partners will build on top of us. |
The goal for what we're doing with this event is to talk to our customers about Microsoft's vision for delivering solutions in the mid-market. |
The main thrust of [Small Business Accounting 2006] is a product geared toward meeting the needs of the owner/manager of the small company, in terms of their business management requirements. |
There was a lot of confusion. |
These are downloadable by partners directly and the source code is available to partners. |
These worlds really don't work well together. |