Comments on: Death Valley (part 1) http://www.haroldtherebel.com/2007/11/14/death-valley-part-1/ Harold the Rebel's blog: Revealing the world as it is. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:40:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: FRANCO PERKINSI http://www.haroldtherebel.com/2007/11/14/death-valley-part-1/#comment-30 FRANCO PERKINSI Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:18:17 +0000 http://www.haroldtherebel.com/2007/11/14/death-valley-part-1/#comment-30 F....P....! F….P….!

]]> By: Chris Johnson http://www.haroldtherebel.com/2007/11/14/death-valley-part-1/#comment-28 Chris Johnson Sun, 18 Nov 2007 06:17:14 +0000 http://www.haroldtherebel.com/2007/11/14/death-valley-part-1/#comment-28 Sadly true. Valley is awash in web 2.0 - which is a polite way of saying - wannabe geeks. Part of the reason is the 30% drop in real wages (inflation adjusted) over the last 5 years - unless you are already in the business, why would you study computer science - so you could compete with Indians and Chinese on price? And you have to compete on price, because Silicon Valley executives could not care less about quality - if it's cheaper offshore, project will go offshore. Even if it will never work - who cares - by the time it becomes obvious that the project is doomed, the VP who moved the project offshore will have collected his bonuses and moved to another company. Silicon Valley executives are killing the goose that laid the golden eggs - well, it was nice while it lasted. Sadly true.
Valley is awash in web 2.0 - which is a polite way of saying - wannabe geeks.
Part of the reason is the 30% drop in real wages (inflation adjusted) over the last 5 years - unless you are already in the business, why would you study computer science - so you could compete with Indians and Chinese on price? And you have to compete on price, because Silicon Valley executives could not care less about quality - if it’s cheaper offshore, project will go offshore. Even if it will never work - who cares - by the time it becomes obvious that the project is doomed, the VP who moved the project offshore will have collected his bonuses and moved to another company. Silicon Valley executives are killing the goose that laid the golden eggs - well, it was nice while it lasted.

]]> By: FRANCO PERKINSI http://www.haroldtherebel.com/2007/11/14/death-valley-part-1/#comment-27 FRANCO PERKINSI Sat, 17 Nov 2007 06:55:15 +0000 http://www.haroldtherebel.com/2007/11/14/death-valley-part-1/#comment-27 FP!! FP!!

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