On 04/02/2013 12:13 PM, Jonathan Katz wrote:
On Apr 2, 2013, at 11:45 AM, R SMALLWOOD
<rodsmallwood52 at btinternet.com> wrote:
Does the phrase "planned obsolescence"
mean anything to anybody?
Don't get me started. Look at the upgrade chain for commercial Solaris
these days. ... Yes, you
really don't need new hardware for your environment due to capacity
issues, but you do if you want to ensure the product you use for
security monitoring is secure, you need to fork out $50k+.
Damn suits. This is what happens when our society allows people who are
better suited to being late-shift fast food restaurant managers, or
perhaps just bank robbers, get into upper management.
This should offend any engineer, who if she is any good, is well trained
in parsimony of solutions.
--Toby