[Sigia-l] IA Practice Maturation

[Fiorito, David]

Ziya wrote ... 

"Similarly, the fact that Europeans largely missed our colossal dot.com
implosion may be viewed as either lagging or being smarter. A lot of the
stuff that were 'practiced' in the U.S. for the past three years in the name
of progress and cutting-edge leadership now look pretty silly."

In every technological revolution there are casualties but in the end the
revolutionary leaders come out on top when the dust clears.  The survivors
of the .bomb are the ones who did it right and who continue to do it right.
They are now positioned to push forward while those who sat on the road side
during the bubbles rise have a whole lot of catching up to do.  The same
thing happened during the PC boom - ever hear from Commodore, AST, or
Packard Bell anymore?  Did any real competition from Europe ever appear
after the shakeout?

The survivors will lead and those who watched will continue to play catch
up.

Cheers,

Dave