John.....

>>Why? What did the guy write in his letter that was inaccurate?

As you are so fond of saying... Where is the proof of his statement? What REAL evidence did he present to make his case? What tests or benchmarks did he quote? Answer: NONE

Without fact he presents only opinion and while he has a perfect right to do so his opinion does not make truth. His opinion.... Fox sometimes corrupts index files... could be said of any system but he specifically targeted Fox and without objective and concrete proof. Something that you seem to cherish. (and rightly so!!!!)

>>FWIW, I think the guy is smart.

Is it smart to criticize and anger large segements of people in the development communtiy? Probably not.... especially when it is not even necessary.

Several old sayings come to mind here... Live by the sword...DIE by the sword....People will treat you like you treat them....What goes around...COMES around. You reap what you sow.

I know that you have lived long enough to have experienced these truthes. So why would you endorse and even approve this? Unless it is for the sake of argument. < vbg >

>>He sees a potential market and is bringing forth compelling reasons for individuals in that market to buy his services.

"compelling" Really? How? What in this silly little letter is "compelling"?

His opinion? His opinion is just that...His and carries no more weight than anyone elses...including yours! Again, he presents no studies, no benchmarks, etc... just his opinion.

People that are "compelled" by half truth will be gone when "full" truth is realized.

And....why would a firm with 300 developers NEED to take this kind of action? If they are that well established their reputation and past success should be enough to "compell" potential clients to use their service.


>>What is wrong with that?

Everything! How you "do" business is VERY important. Well...not really... only if you care about ethics, morality, and truth. < bg >

I've enjoyed seeing the "positive" parts of your return to the UT and hope you will spend more time answering questions of the folks like me that need the benefit of your technical skills and knowledge and less time in rhetoric. < s >