Today, D. Spencer Hines made these interesting comments ...

Have you ever heard the phrase "don't try to fix it if it
isn't broken" and "never give Murphy an even break"? If you
don't know why you want or need Vista, then a) Bill Gates has
failed in his marketing message or b) you really don't.

Yes, I've heard of all those and follow them. I fear Bill
Gates is an absentee landlord these days and his successors
don't have a steady hand on the tiller.

The new head of MS, the guy Gates hired as CEO, is a consumate
businessman and has steadily raised their sales, revenues and
profits, which is what a traditional CEO is supposed to do. So, he
well deserves the salary, bonuses, and stock options he is getting.
But, he is not, not, NOT the techno visionary that Bill Gates is,
so my view is that Gates will never fully relinquish the throne to
an old-fashioned bean counter, even though that is exactly what MS
needs to do in a market driven by costs and with limited markets to
conquer, if they cannot convince people to upgrade on a whim.

[snip]
You're not likely to see it, ever. Please keep in mind that
much of life revolves around perception, and not absolute
truth, but reality trumps any card in the game. So, if you
PERCEIVE you need the next whiz bang, then I guess you do,
but be prepared for some headaches if you're an early adopter
on something this big.

D'accord.

Have a good Sunday, Spence!

--
HP, aka Jerry