In article <1142801379.765837.44230@t31g2000cwb.googlegroups. com>,
gerryt@ <gerryt@vcn.bc.ca> wrote:
>If it is he who is responsible for this utter cock up thus far,

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>I have to ask - somewhat rhetorically:
>how is it that he ain't been sacked...? As they say in England.

Sacked? He's been given a larger stove-pipe to manage.
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>I could use a service plan for what I do,
>but no way am I forking out money for what I've seen so far : <

The risk of putting the cart before the horse, even if its to spur
much needed institutional reform, is that you alienate current and
potential customers.

The move to the Sun Update Connection Solaris-sustaining recurring
revenue subscription business model has been a debacle. I'm surprised
its escaped the attention of the business press.

John
groenveld@acm.org