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To: Carl Quigley who wrote (48540)	2/23/1998 1:37:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Respond to of 186894

qquig - re: "...good software programmers are and will be working on the Year 2000 problem. Is this contributing to the lack of a real killer software app at this time..." In my opinion, no. True, many programmers are forced into fixing old code but these tend to be programmers employed by, or under contract to, larger corporations with older computers and old "dusty deck" legacy software that needs to be upgraded to handle 4 digit date codes. Another branch is software developers working in embedded computers that have "firmware" that must be discovered and corrected if susceptible to year 2000-type failures. The concept of "killer" software - let me address this as innovative - "killer" just doesn't seem to apply any more. Innovative software is still being written and generally it is done by smaller shops, individuals, start-ups, etc. - programmers separated by time and culture from corporate America. The lack of "killer" apps is more of a reflection on the SIZE of the PC industry and the inability of any software package to have a major effect (let's call it a 10x effect) on the PC industry. This size has resulted in a great inertia that is less easily moved off top dead center. The installed software base is huge and not easily displaced. Paul