News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Data, data everywhere. Parent comment

Re:Data, data everywhere by shrikant on Tuesday May 11, 2010 @05:53AM (#1337375)
$15bn actually sounds conservative to me (I'm in the business intelligence space).

Yep, check out http://www.bi-verdict.com/fileadmin/FreeAnalyses/consolidati...

EDIT: And that table doesn't even include IBM's billion-dollar SPSS grab.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Data, data everywhere by david927 on Tuesday May 11, 2010 @06:03AM (#1337386)
Wouldn't it be smarter to use a couple million of that to create a seed fund for aspiring technologies?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Data, data everywhere by dagw on Tuesday May 11, 2010 @06:07AM (#1337389)
Why not do both? The major disadvantage with the seed fund approach is that you have no idea what you'll get out of it or how long it will take. If you but SPSS, it might cost you more, but you know exactly what you're getting and when you'll be getting it, which is a huge advantage if you feel you're in a hurry.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Data, data everywhere by david927 on Tuesday May 11, 2010 @08:35AM (#1337587)
By "a couple million out of that [15 billion]," I meant both.
[ Parent | on HN ]