Comments on: What is the world's defining software company for the 21st Century?

Red Hat wants to lead the world, but it doesn't. Google and Apple do. What do these companies have that Red Hat lacks?

[buraddo]

Hasn't prosumers always preferred Apples or Unix/Linux over vanilla Windows based Standard Operating Environments (SoE) and butted heads against Enterprise IT's desire to optimize costs.

What are you saying has changed ?

Are not most Enterprise IT shops (at least the early adopters) moving towards SoA based component application interoperateability, mashups and web based UI's.. Taking from the consumer market and adapting as required..

Seems to me that Enterprise IT naturally follows the trailing edge of early adoptors, because its goal is cost optimization and not revenue generation. Revenue generation is mostly abut getting in early and getting marketshare to monetize.

[skypher]

The 21st century has only about 8/100 of its lifespan behind it and you're looking for some kind of summary? I thought only the mass media did those things...

[buraddo]

Forgot to make my point.. Change has always been that way and will continue to be that way..

Consumer market often shapes Enterprise IT markets.

Best to review the 21st century at the end..

The movie that gets the oscar is the one most fresh in everybodies mind come oscar voting time..