The hidden motives of Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, and SAP...

The four big software vendors (Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, and SAP) have hidden motives that customers need to understand.

In a highly informative session at Gartner Symposium on the Gold Coast yesterday, analyst Dennis Gaughan gave a broad overview of the strategic direction of the world’s largest application vendors IBM, Microsoft, Oracle and SAP, with some strong recommendations as to how CIOs should engage with each of them.

Summarized:

- Microsoft mainly wants to protect Windows and Office.

- Oracle products don't really work well together

- IBM wants to take over your IT strategy, its real business is selling consulting services

- SAP confuses customers with pricing

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