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First they ignore you Then they hate you Then they fight you Then you’ve won Ghandi My jab at the Software Satisfaction Awards got a few industry types a little hot under the collar. That’s fine. Go read the comments. Part of my reasons for objection stem from the fact that as far as I [...]

I said the same last year. This year, like the ghost of Pacioli, SoftWorld is here again. There was a time, many years ago, I’m thinking maybe 15 years back, when visiting SoftWorld was a major event in my calendar. It was a time when the accounting software industry was fun and where you were [...]

There is no kind way to say this: Mamut acquired MYOB UK and is now screwing its customers. Here’s the story: MYOB has told its UK users that it will stop reconfirming your datafiles in December 2011. We believe that by doing this it has broken its licence agreement . Mamut, who bought the distribution rights [...]

There are occasions in life when something happens that have the potential to bring a profound impact on the direction you take. They are fleeting and if we don’t recognize them then they lose their power. I’ve had a few but one that sticks vividly in my mind was late 2005 at LeWeb. Like other [...]