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  1. Re:No mention of vendor lock and switching costs on Harvard Concludes Linux Will Remain Second Best · · Score: 1

    > If you are selling garden hoses, the cost of switching to a competing brand is just the replacement cost of a garden hose.

    That's assuming that the hose connectors are standardized. If not it's a new nozzle, hose, valves, plumbing, water contract, pipe maintenance contract, etc.

  2. The Edward Tufte of graphs on Edward Tufte Talks information Design · · Score: 1

    If you're looking for something that is more specific for creating better graphs and charts take a look at William Cleveland http://stat.bell-labs.com/wsc/ his work should be required reading for all college statistics majors.

  3. How the hell are you supposed to pronounce it on Why the Rokr Phone Is An Important Failure · · Score: 1

    You don't even need to see the phone which is bad enough. ROKR? What the hell is that? Is it supposed to be "Rocker" as in sex, drugs, and rock and roll. I'm a ROKR! Or maby rocker as in to rock to and fro? And what's with the CAPS? I'm not clever enough to come up with what acronym that might stand for.

    If a wireless iPod is what you want I would put my money on a bluetooth adapter for the iPod that would connect to the cellphone that you already have before I would invest in this thing.

  4. Re:They got what they deserve on Stanford Rejects Business School Hackers · · Score: 1

    Jeffery Skilling, both COO and then CEO of Enron was awarded an M.B.A from Harvard Buisness School.