Re: Re: technology as a reason for hope?

[Rob Schaap]

Michael Perelman wrote:
 
> As I understand Microsoft's plans, it does not intend to have
> corporate users upgrade.  Following Jeremy Rifkin, they plan to have > corporations 
>LEASE their programs for a limited period.  It would    > then be illegal NOT to 
>upgrade.

Lovely.  It's not quite as easy to make people pay you for what you make in
the hardware sector, though.  I see (<http://finance.yahoo.com/mo>) the
semiconductor manufacturers are reporting a book-to-bill ration of 0.42.  That
means that for every hundred orders they're filling, only 42 orders are coming
in.  No wonder this latest 'recovery' couldn't quite see the week out.  

Ever the bear,
Rob.