RE: definitions please: ubiquitous vs pervasive

Subject: RE: definitions please: ubiquitous vs pervasive
From: Kim Roper <kim -dot- roper -at- vitana -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 15:14:04 -0400


Richard Lippincott observed:

>
> If one goes to an airport, wide-body jet aircraft are
> ubiquitous, while the
> smell of jet exhaust is pervasive.
>
> Unfortunately, neither of these applies to computing...

Good point.

IBM is "ubiquitous."
Microsoft is "pervasive."

In my mind, the distinction tends to be in the success of aggressive and
not-always-welcome propagation.

Cheers ... Kim


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