>>>So, if I were to work the equation daily with my software application the transaction cost of switching to a totally new development platform makes it a no-brainer to keep working the old application to death
>
>Exactly.
>One of two things has to happen to change that:
>1- A decided drop in the transaction cost (not very likely)
>or
>2- Some event like the Y2K that takes your choice away.
>I don't see any on the immediate horizon so you're probably good to go for quite a while.

Has anybody investigated the impact when we switch to the Mayan calendar?