In Gartner's favor, remember they did at least
come out with a good pronouncement about IIS
and security. (Might have been dumb luck, of
course.) But yes, statistics and pronouncements
is what they do, and anyone who relies totally on
such a resource is not doing his job.
Vic
Gary Nichols wrote: >
> I'm not sure what the group's experience is with the Gartner
> Group, but I can tell you this:
>
> I have to deal with these morons every day. They are
> overrated in a big way. They are masters of FUD. I have
> watched their 'experts' fumble under question. They
> memorize statistics and 'facts' and spew them at every
> opportunity.
>
> I wasn't too bummed reading the minutes of the meeting
> that der.hans posted, but I was bummed to find that they
> are using Gartner. *shudder*
>
> Be afraid. Be VERY afraid.
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