Mr. Chambers, you said "Applications have become the lifeblood of our economy." That's apparently true, if we consider the disruptive transformation that has resulted from the introduction of mobile device apps within the otherwise sedate wireless communications industry (as an example).

That being said, if networking infrastructure apps are the lifeblood of change, then the ability to nurture and grow an ecosystem of independent software developers is going to be the key performance indicator that industry analysts need to follow and track.

I'll be very interested to learn more about how Cisco intends to create the environment to attract and retain free-thinking developers that will transform ACI from a forward looking vision into a compelling business model advantage for your company.

Moreover, given the existing market momentum around the SDN and open hardware trends, I anticipate that Cisco will share more substantive details of its ACI strategy -- and associated tactical execution -- during the coming weeks and months.

I look forward to learning more about how Cisco will achieve its "Android moment" in the marketplace -- a pivotal point in time that could very well change the course of the legacy communication networking and IT data center industries.

I agree with the essence of your point of view; superior software developer talent -- and their applied creative imagination -- will become the new lingua franca of forward-thinking network infrastructure innovations.