Continuing the "great software" thread from last week, here is InformationWeek's take on great products over the decades.
As I wrote in the previous post, though
"Greatness to me is not just an exciting product - it is also one developed by the vendor and available to be implemented by customers at a reasonable budget."
The industry still has much to do, though a new generation of start-ups is showing a very different set of economics and values.