I read an article in ComputerWorld that talked about Microsoft's accusation of patent infringment by many opensource technologies.
The article went on to say that it's just part of the Microsoft's competitive practice to put fear in the hearts of open-source technologies and those that adopt open-source technologies. If this is the case, I'm sure that Public Relations Departments are putting pressure on the Magazines to knock certain technologies. Microsoft's probably spends 100's of Millions on Ad Space in InfoWorld, ComputerWorld, CIO etc. Surely these Magazines want to protect these ad dollars. ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Billy Cox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [email protected] Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 08:40:47 -0500 > >A little perspective... > >Journalists make their money by writing about topics that people will read. >Two topics are especially reliable eyeball magnets for manager-types whose >business philosophy reflects whatever magazine article they read last week. > >1. What is the next 'big thing'? > >2. What formerly big thing is on it's way out? > >Most decision-makers have a healthy respect for the amount of money (sunk >cost) that they have in a particular technology. Businesses that drop a >technology just because a magazine article told them to will not be in >business for very long. > >Perhaps 'everybody else' is converting everything to .NET or Java, but >real-world businesses are still investing in their AS400, Powerbuilder, and >Visual FoxPro applications. ColdFusion by comparison is far better off than >those technologies. > >My advice: Do your best work and don't be a sucker for the games that >journalists play. > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Damien McKenna [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 8:08 AM >To: CF-Talk >Subject: RE: MySQL dead too? THE SKY IS FALLING -- oh wait, just a >*another* set of lame articles > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: John Paul Ashenfelter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 7:42 AM >> Subject: MySQL dead too? THE SKY IS FALLING -- oh wait, just >> a *another* set of lame articles >> >> 8 Reasons Not to Use MySQL >> http://www.cio.com/article/113111/Eight_Sound_Reasons_Not_to_U >> se_MySQL/4 > >That was pretty much as bad as the InfoWeek one, just in a different >way. One of the dumbest parts is that they spend several of the eight >points complaining about the license when *all* software has license >issues unless *you* negotiate a better one - how many businesses would >not install Windows if they really cared about licensing issues? > >> What a pair of poorly researched and argued articles -- both >> for and against. > >Agreed. > > >Damien McKenna >Web Developer >The LIMU Company > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion MX7 and Flex 2 Build sales & marketing dashboard RIAâs for your business. Upgrade now http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2?sdid=RVJT Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:279462 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
