Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Marc Benioff: SAP Is 'Innovation-Free'
Marc Benioff: SAP Is 'Innovation-Free': "� 'People who haven't followed our company closely often ask, 'Aren't you worried? A company with the resources of SAP can bring so much to this battle.' But that's exactly the problem. Observers tend to overestimate the creativity and innovation that entrenched technology companies can bring to a particular problem and underestimate the effect of business-model conflicts that lurk behind the scenes.'
� 'Let's state it simply: SAP is an innovation-free company. When reporters describe the great innovators of this industry, it's easy to identify the significant contributions of many of the leaders. For Oracle, it's the database; for Apple, the Mac, iPod, and iTunes; for Microsoft, the PC operating system; for Intel, the microprocessor.'"
� 'Let's state it simply: SAP is an innovation-free company. When reporters describe the great innovators of this industry, it's easy to identify the significant contributions of many of the leaders. For Oracle, it's the database; for Apple, the Mac, iPod, and iTunes; for Microsoft, the PC operating system; for Intel, the microprocessor.'"
