On Friday 27 August 2004 02:19, Joyce Kyeyune wrote: > I agree entirely with you..the technology was fine, still is...what i said > was that 'overpaid analysts' (some who had no right commenting on tech & > business)misled gullible and not so gullible business/IT people into > imagining dotcoms were a replacement for proven brick and mortar business > models.
This reminds me (sorry to hijack the thread/subject), anybody what the status with the coastal fibre is? Mark. > > Joyce > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Christopher Nambale/Bushnet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 21:14:31 +0300 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: lug_: A little trivia - Did I say that! > > > HA ! > > > > Hold it right there lady, it wasn't the technology that was to blame for > > that... It was the good ol' bean counters > > (http://members.iinet.net.au/~bofh/newbofh/bofh24apr.htm) with their > > ingenious ways of obfuscating issues. The technology still lives on, it's > > the accountants and their venture capital friends that have been burnt > > and burnt hard. But look what they did to an old brick and mortar > > establishment like Enron...Wizards that's what they are. > > > > Anyway we could not have jumped onto that bandwagon because we do not > > even have anything close to a tech company on our securities exchange. > > But again, beware of the bean counters. After messing up IT now they ask > > whether IT does > > matter....http://www.nicholasgcarr.com/doesitmatter.html, How brazen? > > > > CN > > > > > > > > "Joyce Kyeyune" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 08/26/2004 06:54 PM > > Please respond to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > To > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > cc > > > > Subject > > Re: lug_: A little trivia - Did I say that! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I guess that's why we had the like of the dot com dot bomb: > > > > overpaid analysts predicting the end of sound business models: overated > > IPOs, "death to the old brick business model"; Companies were advised to > > "unload the baggage of hard assets, like factories or oilfields, which > > hold you back in the digital long jump, and concentrate on buzz and > > brand" > > > > This is perhaps the only time I'm glad Uganda is somewhat of a laggard in > > jumping on tech bandwagons... > > > > Joyce > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Mark Tinka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 09:38:10 +0200 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: lug_: A little trivia - Did I say that! > > > > > On Wednesday 25 August 2004 18:32, Joyce Kyeyune wrote: > > > > History repeats itself. I'm sure our great great grandchildren will > > > > be squealing with laughter when they read things like linux was once > > > > Microsoft's poor cousin. > > > > > > So much for still expecting virii and worms to be carried on floppies > > > adequately etched "Doom" or "Prince", or something like that. > > > > > > I guess history has successfully shown that some of these overpaid > > > > analysts > > > > > aren't always right. > > > > > > Who knew that Sir Frank Whittle superior(s) at the RAF back in the late > > > 1920's/early 1930's would tell him that the jet engine was a > > > > preposterous > > > > > idea, and that it would NEVER fly? > > > > > > Mark. > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > > This service is hosted on the Infocom network > > > http://www.infocom.co.ug > > > > -- > > _____________________________________________________________ > > Web-based SMS services available at http://www.operamail.com. > > From your mailbox to local or overseas cell phones. > > > > Powered by Outblaze > > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > This service is hosted on the Infocom network > > http://www.infocom.co.ug --------------------------------------------- This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug
