Question for net.views column in UNIX Today!

[Bjorn Larsen]

bud.cs.ubc.ca!lowe at uunet.UU.NET (David Lowe) writes:
>                                                        Development
>of interfaces in the University environment is stalled because we
>are faced with 3 choices (Athena widgets, Motif, Open Look).

Why is this statement more sensible than

	"Development of programs in the Univerity environment
	 is stalled because we are faced with 3 choices (C, C++, Ada)."

or

	"Purchase of computers in the Univerity environment
	 is stalled because we are faced with 3 choices (Digital, Sun, HP)."
	
?

How on earth can being 'faced with choices' stall something?
Wishy-washy.


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