For those of you who have used the statistical program previously known as SPSS and currently "re-branded" as Predictive Analytics Software or PASW (though referred to as some as PAWS), it has been announced that IBM has decided to buy SPSS/PAWS/PASW; see:
http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSTRE56R2EX20090728 If you thought your licensing fees were outrageous before, you ain't seen nothing yet. By the way, does anyone know what "Predictive Analytics" means? Does it have a serious meaning or is just biz-speak to make what one is talking about more obscure (e.g., "solutions" can mean almost anything that a company can charge for; "enterprise" means "business" though it does call to mind Captain Kirk for some; and we no longer have "problems", only "issues"). Damn, I should have bought SPSS when it was $35.09! ;-) -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
