• I would think that the software as a service model... or newly labeled cloud computing may benefit more from the economy than open source. Depending on the service packages that become available businesses could spend less in a year and not have to employ the technical support/developers.

    It will be interesting to see what happens in the next 18 - 24 months. The winners of this period of time will be those who offer purchasing, delivery and support options that are creative and new.