Bigger problem: Distributed software (Score 1)

I think the big underlying problem is how big corporations do not know how to handle developing code at different locations around the country and especially the world. I just quit a large multinational corporation that has started offices in India, Poland, China, all the usual places. They do not understand how much it really costs them in coordination, support, and other issues like integration. All they know is the people work for $X/hr, no one ever figures the actual cost. Funny how open source groups can be so successful and big corps can screw it up so bad.