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12/27/2013 | 2:49:19 PM
Many people SAY that it doesn't matter what the price point is, the enterprise must spend what it takes to protect data or compute. But the reality is that enterprises are just as sensitive to price points as anyone else. Remember the enterprise-targeted 802.11a? Essentially no adoption. Why? In my view, crushed by the low price point of 802.11b (consumer) chips. My point: no matter what the stakes are, if "personal cloud" becomes pervasive in the consumer space, we'd better expect it to trickle in to the enterprise. And we're going to need that credibility that Rob talked about as well as the business partner and coworker cooperation that you describe.