As much as I admire the performance of ethernet in the hardware/infrastructure sector, it is all the more impressive when software remains stable for such a lon

As much as I admire the performance of ethernet in the hardware/infrastructure sector, it is all the more impressive when software remains stable for such a long time. And there are also good examples with lifetimes of 40 to 50 years. If i were to mention just a few prominent examples that are in my head, I would be doing injustice to all the others that have not been mentioned, so I'll leave it at that. What I would like to say, however, is that in an industry as young as IT, it is hard to overestimate when technologies have proven themselves over decades. All the "latest hot sh*t" ideas/technologies/brainwaves/products first have to stand the test of time (no, 2.5 years is not enough) to be taken seriously without any doubt.