[off topic]
Sorry, don't know what got me going on like this ...
Spots --
There's much to be learned from history and I'm pleased the Henry V speech stirred some dialogue. I invest in technology in part because I'm fascinated with the enormous changes taking place right before my eyes. Perhaps because I've lived long enough to remember the first TV and watched the development of the computer age from the first transistor radio up to what we have today, I'm more impressed than those who take these changes for granted. With the emergence of the Internet, we're facing global shifts on a scale that dwarfs any in our lifetime.
And, yes, there's risk in investing in any new technology. That's a choice we've decided to take. I doubt anyone reading this has done so blindly. From what I can tell, we've done our homework. We see the growth of the Internet, see the acceptance of e-commerce and e-billing, and have chosen to back the leader. If you believe in the premise --- that the Internet will thrive as a medium for commerce --- the rest is easy. Precluding the vagaries of the market, acts of God, Saddam Hussein, and every possible influence inbetween, of course.
And now I'm the one who's rambled.
Later --
Pat
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