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Technology Stocks : Discuss Year 2000 Issues -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Jeff Mizer who wrote (3929)	2/17/1999 9:11:00 AM
From: Christine Traut	Respond to of 9818

Jeff: I especially liked this excerpt from Leon Kappleman's interview: <Sooner or later, many of high-tech's dirty little secrets will get wider attention. You know what they are-the high cancellation rates and lateness of IT projects, the abysmal quality of software, the persistence of year 2000 problems in many new products, and the ambiguity that clouds nearly every statement about Y2K compliance and/or disclosure.> I'm hoping for the best. I just know too much to be optimistic. The bottom line is - the public has trusted that the IT industry will take care of quality control. Some companies (like IBM) have done a great job. Some companies (like Microsoft) are scrambling like crazy. And the mishmash code running businesses, some medical equipment, emergency services which was done by people who are no longer around - who the heck is taking responsibility for that? I can tell you one thing: Doctors can't practice without a license. Lawyers can't practice without a license. Heck, you can't run a beauty salon in most states. Anyone can program. One way or another, that has got to change.