@Phil - this is a nice taxonomy of the market.
One interesting aspect you didn't touch on is whether these platforms are open or proprietary.
Although SaaS development platforms like SalesForce and Coghead have gotten a lot of attention, this marekt has so far been remarkably closed and proprietary. The Platform as a Service leader, SalesForce, has both a draconian hosting policy (host your apps and data anywhere, as long as it???s with us!) but also a proprietary language (who needs Java when you???ve got Apex!?).
http://www.keeneview.com/2008/05/saas-platforms-for-isvs-who-wins.html
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