With the much hyped, self-fulfilling economic downturn stories that the media have been beating us all up with lately, it seems that all the analysts are expecting a spate of acquisitions and mergers. Question is, whom do they think has the cash to afford Sage? The Beast of Redwood City is probably too busy digesting its last snack, and Mickey$haft look set on some Web food, not an accounting package.

Hold on a sec - Sage HQ is in Newcastle! Gordon will nationalise them if they get too desperate so he can keep the World's three working Geordies voting Layboower.

I'll have the wax jacket with the legend "If it's North of Watford it's another country"....

sage

/goes in every field...amidoingitryte?

It's because their products are shite, and the `support` is even worse.