Some Simple Formulas

Just to recap where the existing set of posts have led us thus far I wanted to create some very simple formulas to help you keep some of these concepts in mind:
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Formula #0:
What Did Leveraging Technology Look Like A Few Years Ago?
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Flat World
+ The ONLY legal responsibility of corporation is PROFIT
+ Cost of software development high at home
= Outsource to lower cost labor markets | Leverage open source


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Formula #1:
What Does Leveraging Technology Look Like Now?
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Flat World
+ The ONLY legal responsibility of corporation is PROFIT
+ The Next 5-10 Years
+ Specialization Ending
= SharePoint 2007 (MOSS Enterprise Edition so you can avoid hiring programmers)


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Formula #1a:
What Does Leveraging Technology Look Like Now (Open Source Variant)?
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Flat World
+ The ONLY legal responsibility of corporation is PROFIT
+ The Next 5-10 Years
+ Open Source Frameworks (Software Designed By Communities)
+ Specialization Ending
= SharePoint 2007 (MOSS Enterprise Edition so you can avoid hiring programmers)
[SharePoint 2007 in this context means the features you get with this kind of "Product"]


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Formula #2:
What Does Leveraging Technology Look Like 10 Years From Now?
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Flat World
+ The ONLY legal responsibility of corporation is PROFIT
+ Ten years from now
+ Agile Development Process
= Model Driven Architecture (MDA)


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There is also something I want to say about outsourcing:

If Jesus Christ himself ran a corporation and it was cheaper to outsource jobs to China or India - HE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO DO SO

Now, I know you are saying - hey, he's Jesus Christ - he's the model of Christian goodness - HE WOULD NOT DO THAT. It turns out that Jesus Christ, just like every other CEO, would need to outsource your job to India BECAUSE the ONLY legal responsibility of a corporation is to its shareholders.

So I keep hearing these ridiculous emotional arguments:

1. All corporations are evil
2. If it wasn't for India or China or so and so we would still have our jobs
3. We can close our borders and put up REALLY BIG FENCES so corporations can't go to China or India

...and the same 3 arguments in Hindi (blogger makes this possible - I can't write in Hindi :)):

सो इ कीप हेअरिंग ठेस रिदिचुलोउस इमोशनल अर्गुमेंट्स:

1. अल कोर्पोराशन्स अरे एविल
2. इफ आईटी वसन'टी फॉर इंडिया और चाइना और सो ऎंड सो वी वौल्ड स्टील हवे ऑउर जोब्स
3. वी कैन क्लोसे ऑउर बॉर्डर्स ऎंड पुट उप रेअल्ली बिग फेंसस सो कोर्पोराशन्स कैन'टी गो तो चाइना और इंडिया

Well, this has NOTHING to do with the CEO - it is a STRUCTURAL PROBLEM. This is the nature of the institution itself - argue to change it at your own peril.

Corporations MUST produce that widget as cheaply as possible - PERIOD.

So now simply apply that to the formulas that I have stated above and you will vividly see where technology is going and that you can't stop that. You are just along for the ride - hang on it's going to get interesting :)