Re: [On-Topic]Inquirer: How the IT media manipulates the news

From: Bob Ceculski (bob_at_instantwhip.com)
Date: 03/29/04

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    Date: 28 Mar 2004 19:55:30 -0800

    "Main, Kerry" <kerry.main@hp.com> wrote in message news:<FD827B33AB0D9C4E92EACEEFEE2BA2FB2C6AA3@tayexc19.americas.cpqcorp.net>...
    > > -----Original Message-----
    > > From: Keith Cayemberg
    > > [mailto:keith.cayemberg@expires-2004-03-31.arcornews.de]
    > > Sent: March 28, 2004 10:04 AM
    > > To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com
    > > Subject: [On-Topic]Inquirer: How the IT media manipulates the news
    > >
    > > As already astutely observed by JF Mezei here...
    > > http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=406283A4.9353B557%40istop.com
    > >
    > > now Mr. John McLean has written in The Inquirer about the apparent
    > > manipulation of IT News and its moral implications,
    > > especially in the case
    > > of the recent HP OpenVMS contract announcement with the U.S. Veterans
    > > Administration which actually pulled up most of the IT stock market.
    > >
    > > The article is not titled so that one would know it's about
    > > VMS. So, here is
    > > where to find the article.
    > >
    > > http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=14997
    >
    > Imho, the lack of understanding of what "legacy" really means and the
    > issues associated with the new technologies are key concepts that
    > unfortunately many IT writers do not understand. It is why these same IT
    > writers fail to understand why many new applications are being written
    > in traditional languages such as Cobol and FORTRAN.
    >
    > I suspect that, overall, the IT budgets of most companies are going to
    > continue to shrink as the world is increasingly becoming very
    > competitive. This means that companies will no longer be able to afford
    > to constantly be looking at the greener pastures outlined by the IT
    > media and vendors.
    >
    > Instead, Customers will increasingly be asking "how can I better make
    > use of my *existing* technology investments?"
    >
    > [note that "existing" is a much better term to use than "legacy"]
    >
    > Imho, those vendors that recognize this trend will be the ones who will
    > capitalize in the future.

    and what is HP doing to reinforce this brilliant analysis? They
    continue to do exactly what the analysts do, and that is keep
    quiet about the best os out there ... don't blame the journalists
    for the lack of VMS knowledge out there, blame the owner!

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