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O'Reilly on the Commoditization of Software

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the it's-the-users,-stupid dept.

Iorek writes "International Data Group/Sverige has a great interview with Tim O'Reilly, CEO of O'Reilly & Associates Inc. From predictions of eBay's purchase of Oracle to discussions of the failings of open source licenses, O'Reilly's certainly not reserved. I couldn't help but be reminded of the rise of this site and slashcode."

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  1. don't flatter yourself by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    reminded of slashcode?

    have you ever seen slashcode?

    i've seen better code in the toilet after an all you can eat enchilada buffet.

  2. In Case of Slashdotting... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Here's O'Reilly's take... it's kind of quick, though:

    Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! You are a terrorist! Cut his mic! Cut his mic! Shut up! Shut up! Shut your mouth! Shut up!

  3. Re:eBay's purchase of Oracle??? by rifftide · · Score: 2, Funny

    Granted it's possible their caps could someday be reversed, but what would eBay do with Oracle? That's like AOL buying Netscape.

  4. Re:O'Reilly is right about the license thing. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Amazon is built on perl, and look what it has accomplished.

    Negative cash flow and massive debt?

  5. Re:Tim O is right by rifftide · · Score: 2, Funny
    I have a cousin working for a company that sells, among other things, a mainframe based spreadsheet app. He claims that the market for applications is drying up, and I have to agree.

    I heard there's this commodity-priced competitor called "VisiCalc".

  6. Am I the only one who has noticed that by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    eBay's service isn't very good, and that they run IIS, and that they have a cowardly attitude about items anyone considers offensive? And that they cooperate with the evil government thugs?

  7. Re:eBay's purchase of Oracle??? by great+throwdini · · Score: 4, Funny
    What would eBay do with Oracle? That's like AOL buying Netscape.

    If they ever grew tired with it, they would simply let the market decide. I can almost see it now:

    "ORACLE CORP. MIB - FREE SHIP W/ BIN - LQQK!!!"

    (For the eBay fanatics, that is a full 45-character auction listing.)