I tend to agree that the ipod version of MSI mobile is overhyped but they aren’t doing anything any other technology company does (try to dazzle executives and get them to make the purchase decision).  At least MicroStrategy has a very good BI platform so it’s not all smoke/mirrors.   In regard to the ipad, I think this will be a much more functional application of MicroStrategy and considering there is so much buzz about it, executives will demand they get one.  In the short time MicroStrategy has been talking about it (on ipad), I know several larger companies where the executive want this and if they don’t already own MicroStrategy, this is likley to get MicroStrategy over the purchasing hump.

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