Bad timing (Concorde)

[Richard Witkopp]

Also because in the U.S. there are plenty of alternatives with
a much lower price to performance ratio. They both enjoy much
more popularity outside the U.S.

> I thought it was because, just like the Concorde, PowerHouse 
> is a 30 year
> old product that still goes like jack-the-bear (at least in 
> the development
> arena). 
> 
> It's darned expensive to use too, and when you have 
> multi-user license it's
> quite restrictive (just like the plane only holding 100 people).
> 
> When it goes down the whole world reacts  (anybody remember 
> the "friendly"
> VMS license daemon?).
> 
> You're right - the nose lowers for take-off and landing and 
> straightens for
> flight.    It seems the BI side of Cognos looks down it's nose at us
> application types too, but they gotta straighten out and give 
> us credit when
> it comes to building the apps in the long run.
> 
> I'm sure I could go on, but I'd best earn my pay...
> 
> 
> (Its THAT, or the Concorde was the only cool image they liked in the
> graphics package they used to lay out the slip cover...)
> 
> =8^)

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