>From Jed:
>> It has been a conservative business strategy that has worked very well for >> BG. Nevertheless, I lament the fact that BG appears to have rarely shown >> much backbone towards exploring and subsequently exploiting >> unproven/cutting edge technologies such as those purported from Rossi. . . > > I do not think that is fair to Gates. That is not what he does for a living. > That is not his forte. A person should know his own strengths. As the > expression goes: "The cobbler should stick to his last." Do what you are > good at, and leave other jobs to other people. > > A person such as Gates or I is fundamentally uncreative and incapable of > coming up with new ideas, yet we can make valuable contributions. We can > recognize talent and good ideas in other people. I was wondering if someone would come to BG's defense. Of course, Jed, I agree. I was only wishing BG had the ability to see something new on the horizon, something potentially innovative - something he could take advantage of. As dirty Harry was famous for saying: "A good man always has to know his limitations." Regards Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks