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in the side?      My inclination is to say "Heh!" and go on with
my job.   • How much do you want to bleed      Overall, a
company has to determine if they want to be on the Bleeding edge
of technology or the Leading edge. To be onthe Bleeding edge
requires a lot of extra resources such as larger than normal
test networks, higher skilled gurus and more support personnel
to deal with all of the strange problems that can take place.
Overall, it depends on your perspective. If the new technology
is sound enough and you have a well trained staff to deal with
it then it can make a bit of a difference. However, most
companies are not willing to hire the 50+ year old tech or
analyst that has the vast experience and knows how to deal with
strange problems that know one has seen before. Instead, they
typically hire the 20 some