Re: More anti-midrange propaganda

Talk about an agenda!

Forrester Research is *owned* by an Indian consulting firm!  You know I'm
just going to run out and follow *all* of *their* recommendations....

<not!>

Steve Landess
Austin, Texas
(512) 423-0935

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <rick.baird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 11:12 AM
Subject: Re: More anti-midrange propaganda


>
> You're right Booth, most 'market research' reports do have agendas.  They
> don't exist in a vaccuum, they make thier money from sponsors and
> advertisers.
>
> here is an interesting 'soul searching' editorial from computerworld about
> how they and other IT pubs reported a Forrester Research report exposing
> Linux's supposed shortcomings without question.  do I need to tell you who
> paid for the 'research'?  They're doing a little backpeddling now, but
> still.
>
> The mainstream IT press regularly quotes market research firms as if thier
> word is gospel, without questioning who sponsored the study or who the
> firms revenue sources are - vendors and customers.
>
> this guy gets it, but don't hold your breath waiting for the rest of the
IT
> press to search thier own souls.
>
>
http://www.computerworld.com/careertopics/careers/consulting/story/0,10801,85139,00.html?nas=MGT-85139
>
> rick
>
> ----Booth said:------------
> The author of this article is doing a lot of editorializing and not very
> much reporting.
>
> "We consider any system over 3 years old to be legacy..." "does anyone
know
> where we can get VAX parts..."  "No one in India will do RPG..."  These
> quotes are not mainstream.  This whole article seems written by someone
> with
> an agenda.
>
>
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