$200 Netbook reminder why

Its not much a secret that cost-cutting is a norm during recessions. The $200 Netbook (see http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/26/technology/26spend.php) is a reminder of that trend. And now we see IT organizations cutting costs on development (i.e. Java, C#, Cobol, C, VB, etc.) and packages (i.e. PeopleSoft, SAP, etc.) for lower cost alternatives such as cloud computing (i.e. everything on the server). However with concerns over security and all its legal implications they need a robust platform for cloud computing that's secure, auditable, feature-rich, agile and from a reliable vendor. And that's precisely why SharePoint and TFS are so hot right now. SharePoint is a full-service portal that can be customized with agility to do anything. TFS is the same for an IT organization striving to do the same for the business-at-large.