Hindsight
It's useful to occasionally take a look inthe rear-view mirror. Note the below excerpt from Quentin Hardy in November 2002:
High tech is in deep trouble, and that owes to more than the economic downturn. The doldrums will end eventually, but for years to come tech vendors could be hampered by basic changes in how businesses spend $375 billion a year on technology and what they demand from it.
IT spending fell 11% in 2001, will decline 1% this year and may rise only 3% next year.