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By Theresa Martin
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The big story in tech busi-
ness recently has been Micro-
soft's announcement that its
new operating system, Vista,
is experiencing, err, delays.
Specifically, Vista, as well as
the general public release of
the next version of Office ,
won't be on the street until
at least next January.
Bye-bye , holiday season!
Analysts reported hearing
the sad sounds of retailers
and computer manufacturers
who were hoping the major
•elease would have helped
new box sales this Christmas.
The one exception was Apple
proponents ,who suggest that
the delay might actually drive
holiday Mac sales.
Shortly after these an-
nouncements, Steve Sinofsky
was named the new head of
Microsoft'sWindows division.
Microsoft said these events
were not related.
Ah, this is life in software
development. Dates are a
constantly moving target ,
no matter how carefully one
plans. And, no matter how
you feel about its OS, you
can be certain Microsoft does
not develop randomly, plan
its releases without careful
thought, or neglect to do its
crownjewel development well.
No matter how big you are or
how many resources you con-
trol, software development is
just not completely predicable
and controllable.
So I don't hold it against
Microsoft that the schedule
slipped. In fact I find it oddly
comforting that , this time
around, instead of charging
people for beta versions of its
OSor letting aproduct escape
before its time, Microsoft has
made the painful decision to
release it when it's ready, not
"just because the shopping
season says it should.
• That's a good move.
I also don't think this is as
huge and dramatic a story
as it would have been an OS
generation or two ago. The
world has changed in ways
both large and small, which
make the delay of an OS less
of an issue for end users.
For starters,the entire base
of OS has been raised.Bythis,
I mean that there isvery little
functionality that consumers
dream of that isn't already in
place. Speed, stability, and
even usability are all at a
comfort level that no longer
has users anticipating new
releases with eagerness. This
is true for Windows and other
platforms as well.
People might be curious
about Vista, and interested
in trying it out or upgrading,
but they aren't lying awake at
night awaiting it. And trust
me, there have been certain
not-to-be-named previous
releases of Windows that
caused so much IT angst I'm
pretty certain more than one
IT manager accrued some
sleepless nights because of
them! But that's not the case
today.
There 's a second, smaller
shift ,too. Windows still domi-
nates the market by far... but
Mac OSX, and various flavors
of open source operating sys-
tems, like Linux, are part of
the overall mixin apermanent
way. Windows doesn't equal
the computing world and
there is a solid slice of users
that looks at the Vista an-
nouncement withinterest but
without it impacting them.
The delay in shipping might
makepeople look more closely
at other alternatives. For
Microsoft that's probably a
pretty big negative, but it
isn't a negative for consum-
ers. Shopping and choice are
good things.
Given the complexity of
Vista, no one should be com-
pletely surprised that it is
taking longer than planned
to complete the develop-
ment process. The company
cited security concerns as its
reason, but I'm not sure the
reason really matters. It's
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An identity crisis
for Main Street?
EDWARD F MARONEY PHOTO
A-BUTTING HEADS - Tina Carey, owner of Gringo's restaurant on
Main Street in Hyannis, tells the licensing board why she's opposed
to plans by Sean Downes (pictured) to open Smiling Jack's restaurant
next door.
By Edward F. Maroney
emaroney@barnstablepatriot.com
Evidence of the changing
character of Main Street ,
Hyannis was on display at
the licensing board meeting
last week.
Sean Downes and his
brother Jimwere there to get
licenses for their new dining
establishment,Smilin'Jack's
restaurant,whichtheyintend
to operate year-round.
Their plan drew fire from
Tina Carey, co-owner of the
nearby Gringo's restaurant,
which has been a seasonal
operation for more than a
quarter-century.
Their shared section of
Main Street can be quiet
in the off-season - so quiet,
in fact, that Carey and her
husband recently renovated
an apartment over their busi-
ness. Their hopes of enjoying
a peaceful fall, winter and
spring are likely to give way
to the needs of a bustling
year-round competitor.
The peace of the Cape was
what attracted the Downes
lads from busy lives as res-
taurateurs in San Diego and
elsewhere.
"I've operated aHoulihan's
inthree different cities,"John
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No grins for
Gringo's as
SmilingJack
moves next door
Cape limo
company
offering j et
service
By Kathleen Manwaring
kmanwaring@barnstablepatriot.com
Tiredof flyingthe old-fash-
ioned way by waitingin long
lines and shuffling through
endless security checks be-
fore getting squashed into
an ill-fitting seat between
complete strangers?
Carriage House Limou-
sine, LLC, of West Harwich,
has set out to change air
travel for Cape Codders
withthe announcement that
they now offer private jet air
service from Hyannis.
The service is the real-
ization of an idea hatched
by Carriage House owner/
manager John Roderiques,
who has in recent years
developed an aversion to
commercial air travel. "Ever
since 9/111have not been on
a [commercial] plane," he
said. "Quality air travel has
really deteriorated. I don't
liketo bepatted down,asked
to remove my jewelry and
take off my shoes."
Asthe owner of alimoser-
vicethat caters to high-end
summer residents, Rode-
riques knew there had to be
a better way for his clients
to travel. "This puts them
on a privatej et, takes them
right out to the tarmac and
away they go," he said. "We
can even cater their flight.
We'lldo alobster bake onthe
plane if someone wants."
Working with both Blue
Star and Rectrix aviation
companies, Roderiques ar-
ranges the service to a vari-
ety of locations upon being
contacted by his clients,
well-to-do businesspeople,
newlyweds , and even a
few celebrities with homes
around Cape Cod. "Every-
body else wants to cater
to tourism as a whole," he
said. "We want to cater to
that summer resident who
really supports our local
economy."
By establishing the jet
service, Roderiques hopes
to offer his clientele the op-
tion of flying directly into
Hyannis rather than having
to deal with the confusion
and congestion of larger
airports such as Logan and
TF.Green. "The Cape is so
disjointed from the rest of
the world,"he said. "Youget
to Boston and you say, 'Now
what do we do?'"
Roderiques said the limo
companies that service the
airport offer less-than-ad-
equate automobilesthat are
in need of a repair or, at the
very least, a good cleaning.
"This is why we brought in
carslikethe Mercedes-Benz,
Rolls Royce, and the Bent-
ley," he said. "We want to
accommodate that person
who is high-end and wants
good customer service and
a nice car to ride in."
Roderiques says that
working with Blue Star and
Rectrix has been very posi-
tive. "Rectrix has averynice
facility in Hyannis,"he said.
"It used to be that people
using private jets waited in
a shack. Now they have this
wonderful facility."
Because the jet service
offers people quality and
convenience , Roderiques
feels that his is a win-win
solution to travel issues.
"For business types who
commute and own a home
on Cape Cod,time ismoney,"
he said. "When they want
to spend a weekend with
the family, they won't have
to spend it waiting in fines
at the airport. This allows
them to spend more time
with their families."
Perhapsthe onlydrawback
to Carriage House's jet ser-
vice is that for the average
traveler it would be consid-
ered a cost-prohibitive lux-
ury, something Roderiques
makes no apologies for. "It
sets us apart," he said.
For more Information on Carriage
House Limousine, LLC, visit www.
carriagehouselimos.com.
Flying high now