Bill wrote in response to me:
> > Finally, if there are "ultimate savings to all parties
> concerned," why do we
> > need mandates?
>
> Because there are disadvantages to being the first one to go if the others
> do not go at the same time. It is to everyone's advantage but
> only if all go together.
There should be a way to argue that being the first to convert is an
*advantage*, in several ways:
(1) it gives you a leg-up over your competitors in any international sales
(2) the sooner you start to metricate, the less you colloquial
infrastructure you will develop (and have to convert)
(3) you will have plenty of time, as opposed to being forced to metricate
under law and under a time constraint
Jim Elwell
