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>His advice, which I have found pretty valid over the last 30 years, was that the most important skill to master was the ability to adapt to change.
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>Of course that scares a lot of people - and we see a lot of that here < s >

I consider that to be an unwarranted cheap-shot, Charles, with or without a 'smile'!

You have jumped to conclusions about people's motivations, tarring any who challenge jumping on to bandwagons as trembling luddite has-beens.

I guess that you have concluded that it is NOW the time to jump on to the .NET bandwagon.
The simple fact is that others of us feel it is still (way) too early.
Because those people have come to a different conclusion than you you call them scared???