I guess that's why we had the like of the dot com dot bomb: overpaid analysts predicting the end of sound business models: overated IPOs, "death to the old brick business model"; Companies were advised to "unload the baggage of hard assets, like factories or oilfields, which hold you back in the digital long jump, and concentrate on buzz and brand"
This is perhaps the only time I'm glad Uganda is somewhat of a laggard in jumping on tech bandwagons... Joyce ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark Tinka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 09:38:10 +0200 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: lug_: A little trivia - Did I say that! > On Wednesday 25 August 2004 18:32, Joyce Kyeyune wrote: > > History repeats itself. I'm sure our great great grandchildren will be > > squealing with laughter when they read things like linux was once > > Microsoft's poor cousin. > > So much for still expecting virii and worms to be carried on floppies > adequately etched "Doom" or "Prince", or something like that. > > I guess history has successfully shown that some of these overpaid analysts > aren't always right. > > Who knew that Sir Frank Whittle superior(s) at the RAF back in the late > 1920's/early 1930's would tell him that the jet engine was a preposterous > idea, and that it would NEVER fly? > > Mark. > > > > --------------------------------------------- > This service is hosted on the Infocom network > http://www.infocom.co.ug -- _____________________________________________________________ Web-based SMS services available at http://www.operamail.com. >From your mailbox to local or overseas cell phones. Powered by Outblaze --------------------------------------------- This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug
