καινός means 'new'; and kaino[lo]phobia, fear of the new, probably figures in most such problems; but attachment to the successful old is usually more important; and this attachment is often crucial when the successful old was in its time innovative.
DEC technology, once itself disruptive, confronted another disruptive technology in turn; and DEC's management responded dismissively and in the event inadequately, fatally so. John Gilmore, Ashland, MA 01721 - USA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
