> From: Charles_Shaffer > Hear hear. And now that this Microsoft-centric > mentality has spread to management, I am concerned > that there will be serious consequences down the road. ... > 2. It was Windows-based. (Bad idea #2)... > Charles Shaffer > Senior Analyst > NTN-Bower Corporation
I'm seeing these anti-Microsoft arguments and it seems to me some of you folks are missing the point. If someone migrates away from MV to SAP, it could be due to a lack of understanding of MV and perhaps a blind bias toward SAP. And that's a bad thing, right? The anti-Microsoft sentiment here shows a categorical bias, as though "all things Microsoft" are bad. Isn't that the same thing? Biggotry is wrong no matter what side of town you live on, no matter what church you go to, and no matter what technology you prefer. A "Microsoft-centric metality" is no better or worse than a "Linux-only" or "Mac-only" or even "MV-only" mentality. Anyone who categorically closes their mind to all solutions based on the source is killing the messenger and not listening to the messages, whether they're good or bad. Anyone who insists on doing everything with Microsoft tools is just as bad as someone who continually insists on getting their MV DBMS to do things that a DBMS was never meant to do (like building in an FTP server, HTTP client, or SOAP parser...). If you want people to keep listening to you when you utter the word Pick in a sales presentation (or to your own Management) then perhaps you should reconsider your own bias when you hear the word Microsoft or any other word at which you scoff without further consideration. And before people go and say "there goes that Microsoft weenie again...", listen to the message here, don't categorically dismiss the source - or once again you'll be completely missing the point. I use and sell Microsoft tools where they seem to fit. I've been through all of the others too and still use other tools occasionally including Java and PHP. Tony Gravagno Nebula Research and Development TG@ remove.pleaseNebula-RnD.com Visit PickWiki.com! Contribute! ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
