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Exxon is a special type of company.

It was one of the largest, most-profitable companies in the world 100 years ago (then known as Standard Oil).

Exxon is still one of the largest and most-profitable companies in the world today.

And, given that many of their existing oilfields will continue producing for the next 100 years, Exxon is likely to still be one of the most-profitable and largest companies in the world long after we are all gone.

The same is true of the oil industry. The oil industry was one of the largest and most profitable industries in the world long before we were all born. It is still one of the worlds largest and most profitable industries today. And it will still be so long after we are all gone.

Interesting fact: many oilfields in the San Joaquin basin of Southern California have been producing oil since the 1890's. Continuously.

It's hard to think of many industries where the risk-capital that you invest today will still be paying dividends 100 years from now.

There doesn't seem to be a Chrome equivalent to "Live HTTP Headers" for Firefox.

Viewing, logging, replaying, and manipulating HTTP headers is an absolute _must_ for many web developers.

Wireshark is fantastic, but having this feature embedded in the browser is very useful.

What I'm getting at here is: What is the SugarCRM of Enterprise Search?

I've tried Googling for "DIY enterprise search", but I haven't come up with anything.

All I've found are these very heavy (and very expensive) systems from Autonomy, etc...

Good point.

Great response. Thank you.

I was thinking of doing exactly that -- charging just under $5k/month for a data service.

It seems, however, like that might be a poor decision.

How about paying for subscriptions to web apps with your corporate CC?

As an employee at a corporation, would you have an easier time charging $400/month to subscribe to a web-app or charging $4,800 up-front for a yearly subscription?

I think its worthwhile considering the possibility that work is broken.

It's easy to accept the status-quo.

Before the Internet, consumers accepted that there was an inherent trade-off between selection and convenience: you could either have the convenience of the corner store with its limited selection, or the selection of a WalMart if you were willing to take the drive out to their regional supercenter.

The Internet allowed companies like Amazon to deliver both more convenience and more selection. Consumers could have their cake and eat it, too.

Today, most people accept that there is a trade-off between living where you want to live, and working where you want to work.

What if that were not true?