At  01:30 PM 8/14/00, Cortlandt Wilson wrote:
>Some military writers at least warn against a casual use of the "strategy"
>or "strategic", in part because of the fuzzy line between strategic,
>tactical, and operational.    So for instance, good military tactical
>doctrine becomes a "strategic asset".

The difference is subjective as it's an analog decision, not a digital one,
like so many things in life.  But I see the point.  At least in my
semantics, "strategic" is associated with long term and "tactical" with
short term goals and consequences.  As usual, what's long and what's short
may be relative.  :)

>If MPE/iX is not "strategic" then what does it mean for it to be a
>"tactical" OS?

I think it *might* mean that MPE isn't something HP considers important to
the long term success of the company, but perhaps is simply making enough
profit to be worth letting it limp along as long as it's something of a
minor cash cow.

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