Comments on: SAP and Its Pricing: A Sign of Deeper Challenges? http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2009/11/15/sap-and-its-pricing-a-sign-of-deeper-challenges/ by Stephen E. Arnold Thu, 24 May 2012 16:47:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dennis Howlett http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2009/11/15/sap-and-its-pricing-a-sign-of-deeper-challenges/comment-page-1/#comment-79601 Dennis Howlett Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:43:57 +0000 http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/?p=9391#comment-79601 SAP didn't grow by acquisition. The only significant acquisition it's made was BusinessObjects. It has made many what it terms 'tuck in' acquisitions but these are very small and provide tech the company felt it could acquire cheaper than developing itself. It would still like to see itself as a software provider shipping CDs with services secondary but fact is services (or rather maintenance revenues) are a highly lucrative business it can't ignore. Any more than any of the other ERP vendors. They're all following the same path. SAP didn’t grow by acquisition. The only significant acquisition it’s made was BusinessObjects. It has made many what it terms ‘tuck in’ acquisitions but these are very small and provide tech the company felt it could acquire cheaper than developing itself.

It would still like to see itself as a software provider shipping CDs with services secondary but fact is services (or rather maintenance revenues) are a highly lucrative business it can’t ignore. Any more than any of the other ERP vendors. They’re all following the same path.

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