Re: The future of computing

["John Taylor" <john.taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > The "drive stuff"  is the most recent testament to the kind of ignorance
> > that always seems to accompany threads such as this one.
>
> I referred to it as "drive stuff", "the price of AS/400 disk drives and
> current quality issues", and "drive issues".  How selective of you.
>

You read too much into the quotation marks. The usage was not intended to be
disparaging.


> I originally thought that associating my comments with Thomas Watson's
1943
> quote was about as relevant as associating this Microsoft Messaging/.NET
> thread with the AS/400 Disk drives thread.  Perhaps you're on to something
> though.  I agree that FIFTY-EIGHT YEARS FROM NOW my .NET comment may seem
> pretty silly too.

http://www.ximian.com/tech/mono-index.php3

Still think so?


> If you want to comment on the problems with disk drive quality,
> mis-implementation of 10,000 RPM technology, or the likely possibility of
a
> cover-up of said problems (otherwise known as "drive stuff"), go ahead.
If
> you want to defend Microsoft or point out the weak or pedestrian arguments
> in this thread, go ahead.
> I thought that it was a bit odd, however, to
> suggest that we shouldn't be having this discussion about Microsoft
because
> IBM has problems too.

I suggested no such thing. I merely pointed out the flagrant hypocrisy.
Please don't confuse your interpretations with what I've actually written.


> At the heart of this thread were some interesting points.  There's quite a
> bit of irony in Microsoft's major Internet service failure occurring as
> they're proposing a new era of computing based on Microsoft Internet
> Service.

Yes, I can appreciate it as well. And I readily admit that their recent
troubles leave me positively giddy. My stance is not for Microsoft; it's
against hypocrisy and deceit.

> Yes, the bashing can become oversimplified or gleeful.  I do think
> that most of the dialog rises above the level of whether Wolverine could
> beat up Batman.

You forgot ridiculous....


-john

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