SOA filling the Gaps

When I begun posting about Vendors Survival, I had to explain why I doubt that even the strongest vendors, e.g. Microsoft , Apple , Google , will surely survive for at least 10 years. The easiest way to explain it was by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) ill fated history. The IT leaders of the 80ths were IBM , HP and DEC. However, they had to adapt to a new model inspired by Microsoft and other Software vendors. The Hardware Centric Model was changed to Software Centric Model. IBM, HP and DEC could no longer rely on Hardware sells high profit margins and Software as Hardware complementary low priced product line.  IBM and HP adapted successfully. DEC failed. DEC Strategy relied on Alpha chips based Servers . After unsuccessful quarters DEC sold product lines (e.g. System Management software to CA , Communication Hardware to Cabletron ).   Finally, DEC sold their Alpha chips patents to Intel . I immediately notified my DEC based clients that they c...