On 12/12/06, Steve Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As in anyone who deals with Wallmart in the US, Carrefour in France > and Tesco in the UK. Any aerospace manufacturer who works with Boeing > or Airbus, any car parts manufacturer who works with Toyota, any... > well you get the idea.
Hence "some kinds of partnerships", such as those with a dominant player. Partnerships of peers tend to be more loosely coupled because neither party is interested in adding proprietary hooks to the other guy. > How can something be a united whole and yet loosely coupled? The Web, for example. It's loosely coupled for all the reasons I've given, yet a united whole (heck, it's a proper noun!). Reminds me of that book, "Small Pieces Loosely Joined"; http://www.smallpieces.com Mark.
