Software as a Service isn’t what you think it is
Software as a service is a generally bad idea that I have written about before.
For those who don’t value my opinion, perhaps you will listen to security expert Bruce Schneier or Marcus Ranum. In Bruce’s most recent Crypt-O-Gram he and Marcus mention how Software as a Service is really a trick that allows businesses to lock up their customers indefinitely.
He specifically mentions the phenomenally popular iPhone which allows only certain companies to provide software for it. And on the other side of the PC - Mac gulf, Microsoft’s Trusted Computing initiative is really another lock-in measure, one touted as a security measure.
Nice to be in good company.
