Comments on: Making sense of the tech meltdown on Wall Street

Why did typically stable SAP lead the way into the cellar? The normal rules of the high-tech industry's economics may not apply as the overall economy seems to unravel.

[Commander_Spock]

This; re: ".....As the big guys run into trouble, the start-ups that haven't turned a profit will disappear, either into the arms of another company or into bankruptcy. Finally, the big corporate software makers like SAP and Oracle--the last refuges of tech investing--will take their hits as buyers put off long-term software projects.

At least, that's how it usually works.....]" can be reversed; and, here is how - Have the big guys invest in "agriculture" for (food and fuel) as people always have to eat and travel - it is called "economic diversification".

[Commander_Spock]

re: "Making sense of the tech meltdown on Wall Street" - What "tech meltdown" - Huh? Bring back "The CONCORDE"!

The Clinton Administration in their Campaign Slogan a few years ago said it best - "It's The Economy - Stupid" So, lets do the ECONS:and Re-Engineering: 401

[Commander_Spock]

Told ya all years and years ago how predict things like "tech meltdown"... there is an analysis tool called - Software for Economic Evaluation (SEE) like in - See, we told you so! Duh! Now, all wish to be re-educated can go and find a copy "Financial and Economic Evaluations - Decision Making Methods" and start doing some reading and all will be well with the global economy then you will ask - "tech meltdown"... What "tech meltdown"?

It's all in the mind share/mind set!

[Commander_Spock]

Told ya all years and years ago how to predict things like this so-called "tech meltdown"... there is an analysis tool called - Software for Economic Evaluation (SEE) like in - See, we told you so! Duh! Now, all those who wish to be "re-educated" can go and find a copy of "Financial and Economic Evaluations - Decision Making Methods" and start doing some reading and all will be well with the global economy then you will ask the question - "tech meltdown"... What "tech meltdown"?

It's all in the mind share/mind set!

[Earl Benzar]

The media really needs to start being more responsible. Using terms like "economy unraveling" (which is what was on the splash page for this article) just serve to place people in a state of despair. The economy is not going to unravel. Yes this is a deep recession, but so what? We had one in 2001 and we recovered from that, and we will recover from this one as well. In 2001 we cleared out bad behavior in the tech sector. This time we are clearing out bad behavior of Wall Street and in the Government oversight and regulatory areas. Ultimately this will create a better overall economy, which is far from "unraveling."

BTW, when the market hits bottom, buy the good companies.