If you're a dinosaur, extinction is inevitable.
But dinosaurs aren't replaced by mammals overnight. Evolution is a long process, which is why Microsoft can get away with its convoluted approach to partnering on hosted Web services. And I don't believe Microsoft's partner pitch; snake oil salesmen and pyramid schemers have made it before.
Simply put: Microsoft hosted services will bring some partners to extinction, because to make the big money they'll have to commoditize their own market. Shall I repeat that?
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