>>I don't know who I pity more, the author, or the people that take this crap seriously....< s >... > >Or people who take anything so seriously < g >
Hear Hear!!!
Particularly themselves....
Best,
DD
> > >>>I think John may have been referring to the general tone of the entire article. It's available online at: http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/00/08/21/000821oplewis.xml >>> >>>>I think anytime I read: >>>> >>>>Ignore it. If by some miracle it succeeds... >>>> >>>>I am going to consider it a slam. >>>> >>>>>Not exactly original advice...Unless it is a feature you cannot live without, being an early adopter of technology has little, if no upside.. >>>>> >>>>>That said, I would hardly call .Net getting slammed...< s >.. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Given some recent postings about Microsoft.NET I thought this might be of interest. >>>>>> >>>>>>"Microsoft.NET is a nonstarter. Ignore it. If by some miracle it succeeds, you'll pay little penalty for waiting. You have no reason to be an early adopter (and of what? There's no product!) and lots of reasons to wait and see what happens." >>>>>> >>>>>>--Bob Lewis, InfoWorld columnist in "IS Survival."
Best,
DD
A man is no fool who gives up that which he cannot keep for that which he cannot lose. Everything I don't understand must be easy! The difficulty of any task is measured by the capacity of the agent performing the work.