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FT forgets law of small numbers in tech collapse scenario

John Macintyre

Extra Extra, read all about it..... 

Posted Wednesday 23rd July 2008 13:32 GMT

Joke

newspaper misleads joe public.... more on this when we dig it up..

non-conclusive numbers becoming newspaper headlines. reminds me of that dilbert comic - http://www.dilbert.com/strips/comic/2008-05-08/

Pete

the real tragedy for IT businesses 

Posted Wednesday 23rd July 2008 13:32 GMT

... is that there is such a small number of them in the first place. Probably as many individuals use software as own a house, and every business needs both offices and software. It would be nice if all these people and companies made as much use of software firms as they do of builders.

Want an extension to Outlook, or a macro for Excel? "fFf........ffft!, well, that's a lot of work and of course you'll need to make it compatible with your ISP. Tell you what guv. call it £800 and I'll pop round to start on Monday" Well, maybe not.

Charles Calthrop

Likesay, ken 

Posted Wednesday 23rd July 2008 14:49 GMT

Imagine going bust and having Begbie coming around to sort things oot.

"Hoots mon, ye dinna be needing yon pint poat och aye the noo, likesay ken"

Tim

Newspapers putting their own spin on things? 

Posted Wednesday 23rd July 2008 15:20 GMT

Stop

What? surely no newspaper would ever "flavour" the news to suit themselves.... Next you will be saying that some newspapers even attempt to "affect" the news with their reports...... Given the recent revelation that Robert Murat was named Arguido because he was "too helpful"

I suppose if they had a Damascus newspaper in biblical times, the headline would have read:

"Samaritan douses, kidnaps injured man as priest and levite witness horror."

James Anderson

Size also matters! 

Posted Wednesday 23rd July 2008 15:59 GMT

Paris Hilton

Thirty one man band IT companies with a "com.bank.overdraft class not found" exception, has less impact than a construction company sending the 250 builders home to make thier own tea.

Paris to cheer up the builders.