>>>>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?

We'll all be dead, won't we? ;-)