Bad typing.. thinking faster than fingers.. bad bad bad.. sorry folks.. On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 12:39 PM, patrick zandi <[email protected]> wrote:
> I think Ellison is correct: nothing new under the sun here.. IF you take > over a company alot of folks bail for a little while, until you are proven > that you have the Stick to the product and have some backing:: I will keep > this steadfast.. otherwise who wants a product that is good for 2 years, > and then the company folds, and you have to change again.. IMHO.. > So as long as they Stick to the Stuff.. Kinda like Sears Tools.. you have > always get free replacement.. when that stops .. everyone bails.. > > > On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 11:34 AM, Guillaume Rheault > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> ** >> Axton, I agree with your analysis about the contradiction between short >> term profit gains and long term research and development, which >> necessitates several years of investment that may not result in any visible >> gains. >> >> That's why even Bill Gates, with all the $$ that Microsoft has, has >> called for the government to spend more money in fundamental research: >> >> "While private sector research and development is important, federal >> research funding is vital. Unfortunately, while other countries and >> regions, such as China and the European Union, are increasing their public >> investment in R&D, federal research spending in the United States is not >> keeping pace. To address this problem, I urge Congress to take action. >> The Federal Government should increase funding for basic scientific >> research." >> >> You can read the entire transcript of that 2007 senate hearing here: >> >> >> http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/exec/billg/speeches/2007/03-07Senate.mspx >> >> This is before the economic crisis.... so things are worse now. >> >> Guillaume >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [ >> [email protected]] on behalf of Axton [[email protected]] >> *Sent:* Monday, March 26, 2012 11:17 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: Kinetic Request at WalMart >> >> ** I don't see the future as bright for the Sparc line when I see >> numbers like these: >> http://www.itjungle.com/tfh/tfh032612-story09.html >> >> They are also pushing Hitachi and Fujitsu out of the equation because >> it is not as profitable (per this article). >> >> How long do you think Oracle will keep an unprofitable business line >> around? From what I've observed, Oracle doesn't seem to have much of an >> appetite for things that don't make money. >> >> Sun did a lot of innovative things with Solaris. I don't see that >> continuing under Oracle, except to the extent that the innovations aid >> appliance/database performance. Sadly, when it comes to operating systems, >> application performance is only a small part of what makes a good operating >> system. >> >> At the end of the day, it is what it is. I don't think any of the >> paths for Sun were good. I suppose I liked Sun for doing innovative >> things, even when they weren't profitable. They developed and shaped a lot >> of what we all use today. Sadly, their contributions are not what Wall >> Street or investors were looking for. Research and development has a very >> specialized application in a market economy. In the free >> market/capitalist paradigm, leaps and bounds in progress are hard to make. >> A constant churn of small developments with a contained shelf-life, backed >> by aggressive marketing, are much more in line with the values of that >> system. >> >> Axton Grams >> >> The statements in this message are my opinion and don't necessarily >> reflect the values, opinions, or beliefs of anyone or anything else. >> >> _attend WWRUG12 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"_ > > > > > -- > Patrick Zandi > -- Patrick Zandi _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org attend wwrug12 www.wwrug12.com ARSList: "Where the Answers Are"
