____/ Homer on Tuesday 20 May 2008 01:38 : \____
> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>
>> Reality Check: What does Gartner really DO?
>
> They're basically just advertisers, only less honest about it, with
> "reports" instead of commercials.
>
>> http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2008/pulpit_20080516_004925.html
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> Good article, as ever, from Cringely.
>
>> "Analysts sell out - that's their business model& But they are very
>> concerned that they never look like they are selling out, so that
>> makes them very prickly to work with."
>>
>> -Microsoft, internal document
>
> Well there you have it, straight from the horse's arse. How anyone can
> take these "analysts" seriously, is a mystery.
I reckon that journalists and MBAs are taught by the likes of Microsoft to
respect them while at the same time Microsoft feeds them. It's
industry-imposed, much like the educational system. It's a cycle. See this:
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/03/31/230047/pc-deal-could-save-public-sector-billions.htm
"Self-fulfilling prophecy."
Analysts make up one of the most corrupt industries, which comprises shills in
suits. Some are trying better, so it's risky to generalise, but the few that
give them a bad reputation just poison the entire well.
Last week, someone from the Burton Group -- the one that attacked ODF, VMWare
and Google on behalf of Microsoft, only later to get 'consulting contracts'
from Microsoft -- tried to defend itself in one of my posts.
Remember:
"Makes them very prickly to work with.”
"...concerned that they never look like they are selling out..."
It's all in Microsoft's own documents:
http://antitrust.slated.org/www.iowaconsumercase.org/011607/3000/PX03096.pdf
Classic.
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