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it's a bit more complex. i've noticed that the users of simple systems which require a lot of excess staff and extra paper and add on systems designed by the users (read loads of spreadsheets) seem to be happier than users of very efficient systems that do everything for them. perhaps someone has done a study of this.. the systems that appear simple but are complex underneath and all but run the businesses or processes are cost efficient and usually a significant financial advantage for the corporation. the other systems survive because so many companies a) don't know about the latter and b) are happy to remain in a different competitive optimisation well. it's a paradox and as much as i dislike the salesstaff over selling the systems, i need them to make the propects dissatisfied with the simple system. on this basis i'm nearly ready to argue for xml n.0 to be a simplified xml, rather than a more complex one. more on that when i get my ideas sorted better and have time to write the somewhat longer discourse. rick Bullard, Claude L (Len) wrote: >"The fundamental things apply as time goes by..." > >;-) > >len > > >From: Karl Waclawek [mailto:karl@w...] > >Bullard, Claude L (Len) wrote: > > >>How many functions does your vintage watch support? >> >> > > ><snip> > > >>The optimum design in an network that includes the >>customer as a node is a tool that does precisely >>the job, and no more. That is a critical lesson >>an engineer or salesman has to learn. The problem >>then is the consultant selling ideas by the pound. >> >> > >Yes, and that is the same in programming. > >----------------------------------------------------------------- >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> > > > begin:vcard fn:Rick Marshall n:Marshall;Rick email;internet:rjm@z... tel;cell:+61 411 287 530 x-mozilla-html:TRUE version:2.1 end:vcard
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