They were a big, dumb band, first of the dinosaurs. As a teenager in the early '70s, I loved them. Sure beats Lenny Kravitz. At first I was amazed to find out that the co-founder of Sun Microsystems is such a technophobe. This is the company that still can't figure out why anybody would want a personal computer.
Individual experimentation is the driving force behind all intellectual progress.
If Sun doesn't realize this, I have to wonder how they reached the semi-dominant position they have. Whenever an elite is losing its monopoly on power, it starts shrieking about the end of the world. Ownership of property, literacy and the right to vote have all been viewed as powers too dangerous to give to the unwashed rabble. Yes, we stand on the brink of worldwide cataclysm, and we have been at that precipice for half a century now. Dale Fitzgerald B ill Joy's fears aren't very convincing.