Joshua Zeidner wrote:
> On 2/7/08, keith smith <klsmith2020@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> A weaker dollar is not always a bad thing. With a weaker dollar our goods
>> and services are more globally affordable.
>>
>
> actually for folks like us a weak dollar is the greatest news we can
> get. Weak Dollar = outsourcing no longer financially viable. Also,
> all companies commited to platforms and organizations tied into
> outsourcing, specifically in India : costs++; . Generally as the
> dollar weakens, companies will look more and more towards extremely
> cheap and cost effective platforms = LINUX + OSS.
>
What if companies start wanting to pay contract rates in Euros? :)
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN0655798320080206
> re. cut cables: I don't think that they would do this to effect the
> oil trade in the long term. It seems to be more of a short term
> tactical move of some sort, which to me is cause for alarm.
>
Yes definitely short term, since the cables should all be able to be
repaired within a few weeks. What are reasons to cut a countries
communication lines? None of them bode well.
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