I'm trying not to say "I told you so" too loudly regarding the EOL announcement of the EMC 3DL line.  But I think it's important to mention that we were advising people against this product several months ago.  I saw trouble in the relationship long before anyone at EMC or Quantum would admit it publicly, and I advised my clients to buy just about anything but the EMC 3DL products, because I felt they were not long for this world.

The only problem with this is that I only got to do that for a few clients, based on the usual cost of my services.  Truth in IT will change that.  If we see products that are moving in a positive or negative way, we can advise our subscribers simultaneously at no extra charge.

For example, right now we know of a product update that is probably (almost surely) not going to release when all of its customers think it is.  Our subscribers will know about this in advance and adjust their project schedules accordingly.

Wouldn't it be nice to have an expert in your corner?