Ted Roche wrote: > On 10/24/07, Mike yearwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> There is also "too much of a good thing" and "the kid in the candy >> store". There's no standardization with the confusion of all these >> choices. That alone is costing businesses plenty. Not too mention >> retooling every few years. >> >> Mike >> > > Well, yes and no. There are kids and candy stores, and we learn > moderation, one way ot the other. There are too may car brands to > choose from, two many TV resolutions, but civilization manages to get > by. There is a great essay on the "Paradox of Choice" I encourage > everyone to read. It is true that many choices make things more > difficult at times. I know I struggle when trying to pick the > "optimal" new printer or laptop or networking technologies. It's > "easier" if you only have one choice, even if it is mediocre. But > there's a price to pay for mediocrity, too. >
Besides, with so many choices you are opting between "very good" and "optimal" for your needs. So if you don't make the absolutely best choice you are better off anyway. > As far as standardization, I would say that the Free World is more > interested in sticking with _real_ standards (http, html, OpenDoc, > SGML, etc.) and not trying to "lock in" their customer base with > proprietary extensions. Go tell CD proprietary industry about 'standardization'. Or tv norms, or... Standardization comes with time and the maturity of technology. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
