HHH, You write:
zen: You haven't reached the end result...
yet and, to the best of my knowledge:
1. Finread has not resulted in a penny's sales for WAVE. YET
2. Cyber-Comm has not resulted in a penny's sales for WAVE. YET
3. Not a single OEM has promoted WAVE in anything more than allowing a blue-line. JUST THE FACT THEY WILL BE IN THE BOX IS PROMOTION
4. The Envoy sales results were, as I predicted, zero. TRUE, BUT TTT
5. Nothing good would come of the much-ballyhooed SSPX ten million dollar deal. CAN YOU PROVE THAT?
6. The expectations reflected in the Donald Duck contest were, as I said at the time, utter insanity.
I could come up with more, but thats just six non-red-herrings I've offered up over the years.
P.S. to doma: You're discussing benefits, not costs. What do these benefits cost the adopting enterprise. I'm talking in totality. Hardware, software, support, training, the whole enchilada. Hint: It is a huge number. Ask the folks at EDS.
HhH