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| Subject: ROBERT X. CRINGELY(R): "Notes from the Field" from InfoWorld.com, Monday, August 12, 2002 |
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| ROBERT X. CRINGELY(R): "Notes from the Field" InfoWorld.com |
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| Monday, August 12, 2002 |
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| LOOKING TO INNOVATE |
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| Posted August 9, 2002 01:01 PM Pacific Time |
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| AMBER FOUND A brochure I had for Kauai, Hawaii. "What |
| is this, Cringe? Are you planning to surprise me with |
| a trip there?" I just hope she doesn't discover that |
| single plane ticket I bought. |
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| Gates reveals the awful truth |
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| At an impromptu meeting over lunch at Microsoft's |
| Financial Analysts Day in July, Bill Gates said |
| companies are not "super" innovative and don't produce |
| reliable products. No earth-shattering revelations |
| there, but in illustrating his point he asked, "Do you |
| really need the next version of Office? I don't think |
| so." Gates' implied he acknowledged users need a |
| compelling reason to upgrade to the next Office, my |
| spy said. The only thing that sells software these |
| days is the innovation factor, Gates claimed. "The |
| Tablet is going to be the most viral thing ever," |
| Gates added. Of course, Microsoft has been touting the |
| Tablet PC for quite some time. |
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| JavaScript pressure |
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| Microsoft is looking to innovate, however, at least |
| when it comes to the European Computer Manufacturers |
| Association (ECMA). In terms of extending existing |
| scripting languages to support XML there appears to be |
| both good and bad news from ECMA, my spy said. The |
| good news is BEA recently showed ECMA how to better |
| extend scripting languages to work directly with XML. |
| The bad news is most people wouldn't recognize the |
| group today, which seems hell-bent on replacing |
| JavaScript (now called ECMAscript) with a derivative |
| that looks a lot like a C# scripting language. |
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| A lack of chivalry |
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| Big Blue is cracking the whip against employee |
| tailgaters, but not the variety typically associated |
| with college football games. Workers are being |
| reminded about a no tailgating policy, which means |
| they are forbidden from sliding their ID badge through |
| the security system, then holding the door for someone |
| who doesn't slide their badge. "We have been |
| instructed chivalry is dead concerning this matter," |
| my spy said. |
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| Speaking of chivalry's demise, common courtesy may be |
| going with it at the newly merged HP. Despite current |
| geopolitical situations, HP is relying on parts of its |
| support located in India. In so doing, HP bailed out |
| on a relationship with The Answer Group (TAG), with |
| which Compaq had a long-standing relationship. Adding |
| salt to the wound, though, HP's support folks in India |
| were telling customers and resellers about the TAG |
| termination before HP even told TAG. |
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| "I BOOKED OUR tickets for Kauai," Amber said. I guess |
| I'm trapped now. No more tranquil escape for me. |
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| Before vacation, send tips to cringe@infoworld.com. |
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| very favorable to folks that subsist on the exclusive |
| ownership of their code. We have lobbied against |
| those bills. It's easy to get negative about other |
| people's ideas. This is an opportunity to say, |
| 'Here's a better idea: consider open source as an |
| alternative.' " |
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| --Jeremy Hogan, community relations manager at Red Hat |
| Inc., speaking about a planned march on San Francisco |
| city hall to promote the use of open source software |
| in government offices. |
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