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Sometimes it's not about which software is better. Sometimes it's about who gets out there first.

And 30 years later? At some point it is necessary to rethink how a technology works. There are reasons why the world eventually gave up on freon and moved on to chemicals that were safer. There is a reason why telephone systems eventually went digital, even though the old systems worked.

The Tricky bit is where are we in relation to the time scale of old tech are we in the middle of the internet (whatever that is) or the end?

In what sense?

In the sense of. If the Internet is around for 10,000 years. Then 30 years is a spit in the bucket.

You're talking of physical properties.

In terms of software, a perfect example is Microsoft.

I'm not saying it's unwise to upgrade technology, but things tend to stick around for a long time. Because it works.

The amount of time and resources it takes for the skill gap to close when you're talking about a core techongoly that almost any IT person is knowledgeable in. It's insane. We're talking generations.

It's going to take a long time for that to change.

You are inventing "just so" stories whose only point is to justify stagnation.

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