Whereas IBM decided many years ago that they would not be in the application business, ... They're taking their middleware so that it evolves and becomes wrappers for packaged software that is becoming componentized. Then it almost doesn't matter who the primary packaged application is because if you put the enterprise wrapper around it, then you sort of control the game.

Judith Hurwitz

Related Quotes

IBM has been aggressive in terms of financial incentives for companies that are part of their overall ecosystem. They are making the effort to ensure this will be something that attracts partners so they won't go looking elsewhere.

— Judith Hurwitz

AggressiveCompaniesFinancial

It's not just about getting at everything, but also coordinating it.

— Judith Hurwitz

CoordinatingNot

Think of it like electricity. When you plug in a cord you are making an assumption about infrastructure.

— Judith Hurwitz

The Innovation Centers have been working really well for IBM, ... When a vendor approaches them and says they want to partner, IBM asks them, 'Have you ported to Linux?' and, if they haven't, IBM recommends the centers to help them with tools [to migrate to Linux.]

— Judith Hurwitz

I can tell you that every customer I have talked with in the market is implementing Linux as a key part of their strategy, ... People find that it is scalable, reliable, and the market is growing to support it.

— Judith Hurwitz

CustomerImplementingKey