On 7/16/2020 4:51 PM, Bill Anderson wrote:
I have to say that Gartner *STILL* leaves a bad taste in my mouth,
these 20+ years later. (For those unaware, Gartner could be attributed
with shooting the arrow that killed Visual FoxPro.) <<
Gartner shot it but chances are that MSFT manufa
>> I have to say that Gartner *STILL* leaves a bad taste in my mouth,
these 20+ years later. (For those unaware, Gartner could be attributed
with shooting the arrow that killed Visual FoxPro.) <<
Gartner shot it but chances are that MSFT manufactured the arrow.
Bill Anderson
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Got this from someone trying to connect with me on LinkedIn today:
Hi Michael,
I’m reaching
Got this from someone trying to connect with me on LinkedIn today:
Hi Michael,
I’m reaching out to better understand if MB Software Solutionswould
be a fit to work with our analyst community for thought leadership
and strategic insight.
I am spearheading a new Gartner channel
yes sir
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On Mon, 25 Nov 2019, at 6:35 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote:
> You're in Ireland, aren't you, Alan?
>
> On 11/25/2019 9:36 AM, Alan Bourke wrote:
> > There appears to be an awful lot of attention
You're in Ireland, aren't you, Alan?
On 11/25/2019 9:36 AM, Alan Bourke wrote:
There appears to be an awful lot of attention paid in the US to Gartner, which
I don't think is the case in this part of the world.
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There appears to be an awful lot of attention paid in the US to Gartner, which
I don't think is the case in this part of the world.
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an obsolete tech?"
I'm sure MANY shops/teams out there dumped FoxPro because of Gartner.
SURE of it. My employer at the time used their words as gospel and was
looking to dump the Fox too based on that. Is it too late for a
class-action lawsuit against those douchebags? L
you've got that CRS
syndome too. CRS = Can't Remember Shit)
Yeah, we lost a client because those scrotes and their Foxpro is dead
gospel. "Why would be use an obsolete tech?"
I'm sure MANY shops/teams out there dumped FoxPro because of Gartner.
SURE of it. My employ
+1
On 24-Nov-2019 1:21 AM, Bill Anderson wrote:
The trouble is MSFT could have easily been the source of the rumor.
Bill Anderson
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too. CRS = Can't Remember Shit)
> >
> >
> > Yeah, we lost a client because those scrotes and their Foxpro is dead
> > gospel. "Why would be use an obsolete tech?"
> >
> >
> I'm sure MANY shops/teams out there dumped FoxPro because of G
ou've got that CRS
syndome too. CRS = Can't Remember Shit)
Yeah, we lost a client because those scrotes and their Foxpro is dead
gospel. "Why would be use an obsolete tech?"
I'm sure MANY shops/teams out there dumped FoxPro because of Gartner.
SURE of it. My e
u others longer
in the game than I may recall better (unless you've got that CRS
syndome too. CRS = Can't Remember Shit)
On 11/22/2019 9:35 AM, Charlie Coleman wrote:
Gartner probably one of the most 'listened to' but 'highly
inaccurate'
companies that exi
+1
On 22-Nov-2019 7:56 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote:
I still get slightly agitated when I see the name "Gartner" -- you all
remember that?!?!?
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On 11/22/19 10:11 AM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote:
Thankfully my memory on bullshit fades but I recall something about
them hosing FoxPro wy before it's true demise. You others longer
in the game than I may recall better (unless you've got that CRS
syndome too. CRS = Can't Remember S
e Coleman wrote:
Gartner probably one of the most 'listened to' but 'highly inaccurate'
companies that exist.
So yes, I too would be irritated if they suggested (wasting my) time with
them.
:)
-Charlie
On Fri, Nov 22, 2019 at 9:27 AM MB Software Solutions, LLC <
mbsof
Gartner probably one of the most 'listened to' but 'highly inaccurate'
companies that exist.
So yes, I too would be irritated if they suggested (wasting my) time with
them.
:)
-Charlie
On Fri, Nov 22, 2019 at 9:27 AM MB Software Solutions, LLC <
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I still get slightly agitated when I see the name "Gartner" -- you all
remember that?!?!?
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On 2017-04-17 18:13, Ted Roche wrote:
And I hear it's the year of the Linux desktop.
BWAHAHAHAHA!!! That originally was what...15 years ago? More?
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reactiondeja vu?
And I hear it's the year of the Linux desktop.
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On Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 10:05 AM,
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> Reminded me of the almighty wisdom of Gartner from the eyes of the VFP
> developer many moons ago...
>
And eWeek. They did it, too.
That's the game; make the headlines every week. Once in a while,
you're right, and people
from https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/03/03/pizza_roaches_and_java/:
section header: "Dead again"
[Last year, a report from Gartner declaring the end of Java EE’s
dominance invigorated all the latent tension in the community. As one of
the report’s authors put it: "People do
http://app.response.quest.com/e/es.aspx?s=2149&e=197789&elq=0afa72f07aed42d5861ed3bc84a365c0
I must say I always am leery about whatever Gartner says. Old scars,
you know.
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On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 12:38 PM, Lou Syracuse wrote:
> Burn me once, shame on you.
> Burn me twice, shame on me.
>
> Then again, I've learned never to say 'never'. lol
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Subject: Re: [NF] I wonder if I'll ever see the name "Gartner" and not feel
disgust
On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 12:08 PM, AndyD wrote:
> Back in the mists of time I read that self-same article by Gartner
> Group rejoicing in how PC's were freeing end
On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 12:08 PM, AndyD wrote:
> Back in the mists of time I read that self-same article by Gartner Group
> rejoicing in how PC's were freeing end-users from the mainframe
> dinosaurs in the IT department - what goes around comes around!
> AndyD 8-)₹
I read about
Back in the mists of time I read that self-same article by Gartner Group
rejoicing in how PC's were freeing end-users from the mainframe
dinosaurs in the IT department - what goes around comes around!
AndyD 8-)₹
On 03/04/2012 12:49, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote:
> http://gigaom.c
http://gigaom.com/cloud/gartner-to-it-get-a-grip-on-cloud-services-or-else/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Because of the past, I feel disgust every time I see Gartner's advice.
Wonder if that'll ever change?
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On 6/27/06, Jason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I like the magazine ads that read:
"Microsoft SQL Servers provide us with a 99.98% uptime*"
then you read the 2pt font footnote and it says "Results not typical"
Jason
Ha! What a perfect response that counter-ad would make! I love it!
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Ted Roche wrote:
You mean like "Whats the price per transaction comparison of a cluster
of commodity Dell servers running Windows against a $10 million
mainframe running Linux?"
Ignoring, of course, that while Linux could run on the servers, too,
WIndows couldn't run on the mainframe. And ignor
On 6/23/06, Bill Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Well, there was an long article in a magazine some years back -- I think
it was Upside magazine (since defunct) -- that talked about how large IT
companies would give money to IT research groups for a "study". A
"study" to make the large IT co
MB Software Solutions General Account wrote:
Got a mailing from Gartner the other day in the US mail. It's for
their "2006 Gartner IT and Software Asset Management Summit" coming up
in Orlando. The thing that I thought was funny was the top right
corner blurb entitl
Got a mailing from Gartner the other day in the US mail. It's for their
"2006 Gartner IT and Software Asset Management Summit" coming up in
Orlando. The thing that I thought was funny was the top right corner
blurb entitled "Why Gartner?" :
"Each year, more tha
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