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Why Open Source Java will Win SaaS Platform Wars

Although the SaaS development platform has gotten a lot of attention, it has so far been remarkably closed and proprietary. The Platform-as-a-Service leader, SalesForce, has both a draconian hosting policy (host your apps anywhere, as long as it's with us) but also a proprietary language (who needs Java when you've got Apex!?). I think the same trends driving open source adoption everywhere else in the industry will ultimately drive SaaS adoption of open source, particularly by ISVs whose business plan does not include a low multiple sale to their proprietary hosting provider.

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