>>>> It also hobbles technical innovation by forcing companies involved in >>>> broadband to redesign their products to meet government requirements. >>> As opposed to hobbling innovation by meeting customer requirements? >> who's paying the bill? and sorry to hear from a vendor that meeting >> the customers' requirements is such a negative thing. > You mistake my meaning, Randy. Implementing features ARE innovation. > Not hobbling it.
sorry if i misinterpreted. i opine that some features are innovation and others not. i.e., x.25 support on modern kit seems a not innovative and a waste of resources i would rather see applied elsewhere. but every feature has its cost in complexity and resources to build and maintain. resources are finite and complexity has super-linear cost. so i would much prefer that the vendors concentrate on the features *i* want <g>. and i am quite skeptical of features which non-paying non-customers want. randy