As I think about this and the lessons it implies about software, I can't help but think of EJBs as the big bloated Zeppelins of our day. I'll show you what I mean by considering a few of the points of the article in the context of EJBS

High Unit Cost -- Complexity of building high quality EJB.
Narrow Design Base -- Design being driven by a few corporate interests
Narrow Contractor Base -- Expensive and complicated licensing
Mammoth Ground Support Equipment -- Expensive infrastructure requirements
Inappropriate Traditions -- Warmed over CORBA
Low Safety Factors -- 88.888 up time
The Publicity Spotlight -- J2EE hype machine
Fanatical Promoters -- Corporate hype machines