Analyzing the Analysts

Very cool, very deep story at Information Week about the IT "analysis and research" firms you often see quoted as authoritative sources in assorted media, and how accurate their predictions are - or aren't. A quote from the story: "The leading analyst firms have become so influential that their opinions can help IT chiefs gain senior-management approval for technology investments." Obviously, these firms carry plenty of weight. Should we be scared of their growing power? Or have they become an essential part of the computer and Internet business scene?

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Here's The Problem

[mochaone]

A great philosopher of the 1950's once said that too much "analyzation causes paralyzation". Yogi Berra might not have been talking about the IT industry when he uttered those words, as a matter of fact, historians have not been able to discern what he was talking about at all, but I digress; Actually, I have digressed to the point where I have to log out and regather my thougths. Fare thee well.