RE: RPGIII compiler vs. Visual Basic

I sure would like to hear of a few Jon.  This forum would be a wonderful
place to mention a few by name??? 
 
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Booth Martin
http://www.martinvt.com
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-------Original Message-------
 
From: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Date: 06/15/05 17:58:42
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: RPGIII compiler vs. Visual Basic
 
  >> So it is a *good* thing to tell companies the software
  >> they wrote (perhaps) only a few years ago may not run
  >> in the future and they must re-develop it using a
  >> better software architecture?  Even if it is currently
  >> doing what it is supposed to and there is no ROI for a
  >> re-write?
 
MS have built a very good business doing just this.  And it hasn't even been
"better" - just different with multiple promises of better.
 
  >> Wow -- I hope you have pointy haired bosses
  >> (and investors) who will buy that reasoning.
 
What makes you think the investors will ever hear about it?  There are many
cases where after wasting millions switching to Windows and/or Unix systems
companies have come back to the 400 - but there are never any magazine
articles that say "we screwed up" - just the original "we're moving off this
old-fashioned ...." articles.
 
Jon Paris
Partner400
 
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