Comments on: Breathless hyperbole http://www.mwdadvisors.com/blog/2006/03/breathless-hyperbole.html Thoughts on BPM, collaboration, analytics and information management, technology trends and the business value of IT Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:21:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sandy Kemsley http://www.mwdadvisors.com/blog/2006/03/breathless-hyperbole.html/comment-page-1#comment-65 Sandy Kemsley Mon, 06 Mar 2006 18:23:00 +0000 http://mwdtemp.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/breathless-hyperbole/#comment-65 No, it's not just you Brits -- we Canadians are tired of the over-the-top claims as well. I now consider most American press releases to be more fiction than fact.<br/><br/><a HREF="http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/column2/archives/2006/03/bea_snaps_up_fu.php" REL="nofollow">I took exception</a> to their statement that they are the <b>only</b> company doing this, and said that the real test will be how closely all this is integrated a year from now since I believe, as you do, that the platform may not be so unified as they say.<br/><br/>In fact, in looking back at my post, I see that I used the word "hyperbole" as well. No, it’s not just you Brits — we Canadians are tired of the over-the-top claims as well. I now consider most American press releases to be more fiction than fact.

I took exception to their statement that they are the only company doing this, and said that the real test will be how closely all this is integrated a year from now since I believe, as you do, that the platform may not be so unified as they say.

In fact, in looking back at my post, I see that I used the word “hyperbole” as well.

]]> By: Sandy Kemsley http://www.mwdadvisors.com/blog/2006/03/breathless-hyperbole.html/comment-page-1#comment-66 Sandy Kemsley Mon, 06 Mar 2006 18:23:00 +0000 http://mwdtemp.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/breathless-hyperbole/#comment-66 No, it's not just you Brits -- we Canadians are tired of the over-the-top claims as well. I now consider most American press releases to be more fiction than fact.<br/><br/><a HREF="http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/column2/archives/2006/03/bea_snaps_up_fu.php" REL="nofollow">I took exception</a> to their statement that they are the <b>only</b> company doing this, and said that the real test will be how closely all this is integrated a year from now since I believe, as you do, that the platform may not be so unified as they say.<br/><br/>In fact, in looking back at my post, I see that I used the word "hyperbole" as well. No, it’s not just you Brits — we Canadians are tired of the over-the-top claims as well. I now consider most American press releases to be more fiction than fact.

I took exception to their statement that they are the only company doing this, and said that the real test will be how closely all this is integrated a year from now since I believe, as you do, that the platform may not be so unified as they say.

In fact, in looking back at my post, I see that I used the word “hyperbole” as well.

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