Leverage on Famous Software Platforms

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This is a trend that is not picking up fast enough.

With so many vendors available, so many free software, choices, piracy and etc. The chances of people willing to buy a new software is relatively challenging.
  1. Facebook
  2. Google Wave
  3. Google Docs
  4. OpenOffice
Build your software on top of these platform to sell more and better.

Let's just say that most people will buy software like:
  1. Office automation - Microsoft office and its competitors (OpenOffice, Google Docs)
  2. Business operation - Accounting software & ERP
  3. Human resource - Attendance system, payroll and etc.
These three categories comprise of a huge market share in Malaysia software sales yearly.

Google Apps has come and not-sure-where. This is what you can do with Google Apps. OpenOffice has what it is called Extension. Google Wave also have Extension. Microsoft Office has VBA. Oracle's Platform as a service.

Old Trend:
  1. Have users
  2. Find ways to maintain it.
  3. Make money out of it.
  4. Create a brand and culture.
New Trend:
  1. Have users
  2. Find ways to maintain it.
  3. Make money out of it.
  4. Create a brand and culture.
  5. Integrate to famous software platform.

For surviving entrepreneur, you have to start with building systems on existing platform. Later on only building your own platform.

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