I don't think any bodies missing the diversity aspect, but IMHO the ACS is going to be the thing that can potentially send this to the moon. And one aspect to remember about the ACS, at least in it's earlier version and I would guess now, is if a database was not ready for the cloud and you used the ACS to switch to a new database, the database was now ready for "the cloud". Joe related this in a conference call several years ago. I need to check with Frank about this aspect in the new version. I would guess it's still there. And remember, we do not have to be dependent on anybody. This software will take customers from Oracle and give them to Microsoft just as it will take from Sybase/SAP and give to IBM. Like I said before, it might be a delicate balancing act when it comes to customers.
