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The issue of what factors need to be present for a new technology to receive widespread acceptance- is this another permathread? "Relentless innovativeness" is certainly a species characteristic, but then, so is "insufferable complacency"... -----Original Message----- From: "Bullard, Claude L (Len)" <len.bullard@i...> Sent: Aug 25, 2004 11:04 AM To: 'Michael Kay' <michael.h.kay@n...>, xml-dev@l... Subject: RE: are native XML databases needed? It's oftn after they have taken a bigger step backwards, seen the benefit, then wanted better. HTML leaps to mind. The mammals are relentless innovators. len From: Michael Kay [mailto:michael.h.kay@n...] But I once thought that C would never be displaced, and overnight Java came along and everyone decided it was the next thing. I don't know why it happens, but sometimes the industry decides to take a step forwards. ----------------------------------------------------------------- The xml-dev list is sponsored by XML.org <http://www.xml.org>, an initiative of OASIS <http://www.oasis-open.org> The list archives are at http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ To subscribe or unsubscribe from this list use the subscription manager: <http://www.oasis-open.org/mlmanage/index.php>
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