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<channel><title><![CDATA[The Opinionizer]]></title><link>http://www.lawson.com/wcw.nsf/pub/Opinionizer</link><description><![CDATA[Thought-provoking remarks on the world of enterprise software]]></description><language>en-us</language>
<item><title><![CDATA[Supplies Surprise]]></title><link>http://www.lawson.com/wcw.nsf/rssopinread/Opn_998DF4</link><description><![CDATA[Why did the nurse hide the hospital supplies in the ceiling?]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Snap, Crackle, and Pop]]></title><link>http://www.lawson.com/wcw.nsf/rssopinread/Opinionizer</link><description><![CDATA[What can packaged cereals teach us about business strategy during Depression II?  As it happens, today&rsquo;s dominant breakfast cereals established themselves during Depression I.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[David & Goliath]]></title><link>http://www.lawson.com/wcw.nsf/rssopinread/Opn_3F77D7</link><description><![CDATA[How often does David beat Goliath?  With the right strategy, about six times out of ten.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Previous Opinionizers 2009]]></title><link>http://www.lawson.com/wcw.nsf/rssopinread/Opn_E093BF</link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Hey You, Get Off of My Cloud]]></title><link>http://www.lawson.com/wcw.nsf/rssopinread/Opn_C90E12</link><description><![CDATA[The advent of cloud computing could radically change the balance of power between software vendors and software users.  Are you ready?]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[A crisis is a terrible thing to waste]]></title><link>http://www.lawson.com/wcw.nsf/rssopinread/Opn_517A15</link><description><![CDATA[A crisis is a terrible thing to waste.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Shelf Denial]]></title><link>http://www.lawson.com/wcw.nsf/rssopinread/Opn_00430E</link><description><![CDATA[When is a store a warehouse?]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[East is East]]></title><link>http://www.lawson.com/wcw.nsf/rssopinread/Opn_1BADF4</link><description><![CDATA[Rudyard Kipling once wrote, &ldquo;Oh supply is supply and demand is demand and never the &lsquo;twain shall meet.&rdquo;]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Time to On&minus;shore?]]></title><link>http://www.lawson.com/wcw.nsf/rssopinread/Opn_FFBD73</link><description><![CDATA[Do you have a long supply chain?  Is the price of oil making you crazy?  Maybe it&rsquo;s time to on&minus;shore your manufacturing.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[SaaS]]></title><link>http://www.lawson.com/wcw.nsf/rssopinread/Opn_CD0B6D</link><description><![CDATA[What&rsquo;s good about SaaS?  What&rsquo;s not?]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Previous Opinionizers 2008]]></title><link>http://www.lawson.com/wcw.nsf/rssopinread/Opn_51AFC5</link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Previous Opinionizers 2007]]></title><link>http://www.lawson.com/wcw.nsf/rssopinread/Opn_A0F58F</link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Do you know where your [&lt;br&gt;]ERP vendor is?]]></title><link>http://www.lawson.com/wcw.nsf/rssopinread/Opn_94BE74</link><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s 11:00 PM.  Do you know where your ERP vendor is?]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Out of Date]]></title><link>http://www.lawson.com/wcw.nsf/rssopinread/Opn_1AB8AB</link><description><![CDATA[Remember Betamax? How about Token Ring? Laser Discs?  OS/2?  WAP? So why would you run your enterprise applications on a proprietary foundation?]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Who&rsquo;s more fickle &#8211; customer or suppliers?]]></title><link>http://www.lawson.com/wcw.nsf/rssopinread/Opn_E33799</link><description><![CDATA[In the web world, you often hear that your competitors are only a mouse&minus;click away.  In other words, your customers can easily find comparable products or services.  Their switching costs are low.  They&rsquo;re fickle.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00 +0100</pubDate></item>
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