Technology Buying Slump

mgcsinc writes "According to this Yahoo article from Reuters, IT buyers are continuing a trend of cutting costs, favoring utility over cutting-edge effect. Market researchers are estimating continuing doldrums in the industry and enterprise businesses see more 'bang for the buck' from making improvements in software as opposed to investing in new infrastructure. This is not necessarily awful, however, for those who hope businesses will start looking toward open source options as the cost effective alternatives..."

Comments

Gosh, utility over cutting edge

[Anonymous Coward]

Who would've guessed? Picking something that works over something that makes you say "Cool."

Re:Gosh, utility over cutting edge

[Anonymous Coward]

Then why aren't we using metric? It's the shiny new toy in the world of measurement.

Re:This has always been the case

[stwrtpj]

It's a humbling gesture that keeps sys admins in their place and makes them come up with functional miracles with existing equipment purchases (think of Scotty from Star Trek).

So you're implying that Scotty accomplished his miracles with the warp engines simply to avoid downsizing by Starfleet.

Obligatory yada yada

[Read Icculus]

Contrast the age of the metric system to the archaic measurements that my country uses. "My car gets forty rods to the hogshead, and that's the way I likes it!".

Re:This has always been the case

[Hittite Creosote]

So you're implying that Scotty accomplished his miracles with the warp engines simply to avoid downsizing by Starfleet.

Well of course. That and having to work with a minimal number of assistants. Starfleet were big on downsizing, even if they disguised it rather better than we did.
20th Century - "You've been downsized. Here's a box, fill it with your stuff and leave"
Star Trek - "We're transferring you to security. Here's your red jersey, put it on and beam down to the planet with the captain"