Holy cow....[link|http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47-2057-2060-2101_STO65062,00.html|Computerworld's Opinion Page]

Computerworld urges users to seize the day and unite in their concerns, to take action to rein in Microsoft and force the vendor for possibly the first time ever -- to really listen to and address their needs.
That's the description for: [link|http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47-2057-2060-2101_STO65065,00.html|Fight the Monopoly] - from the Editorial Director.....

And on the same page links to... [link|http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47-2057-2060-2101_STO65064,00.html| Microsoft Vision Lacks Content]..

Microsoft in particular has a blinkered vision of Web services and of .Net as a methodology for distributing and accessing content that is all form and no function.
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The problem is that SharePoint isn't terribly robust, according to Lou Latham, an analyst at Gartner. Rather, it's good for a department in a small or midsize organization. "They're not players in the large-scale, global, heterogeneous software environments such as SAP, Domino, WebSphere and WebLogic," says Latham.

And having a content management server that doesn't tolerate Oracle databases is about as functional as running a marathon in high heels.

As Latham puts it, "Microsoft doesn't play well with other children."


Golly... The sharks are circling, if Microsoft is getting THIS savaged by Computerworld.. (or else they just got nailed by the latest Virus Du Jour... :))

Of course, Nick's there, too, with [link|http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47-2057-2060-2101_STO65062,00.html|The Future of the Data Center] where he thinks Linux will be king in 5 years, but that's not surprising. :)

Addison