[thelist] internet consultants?

in the following article (DOD Weighs JavaScript Ban):
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/zd/19991122/tc/19991122109.html
i saw some pretty disturbing text... i know it's a week old, and i know
reporters sometimes get it wrong, but still:

     But without the popular code, Web sites become largely passive and unable
to deliver the most basic interactivity. Dave Plummer, a vice president for
Internet and Java at the GartnerGroup consulting firm, noted that without any
mobile code capabilities, DOD Web sites would become much more static than
standard corporate Web sites.

      "Your sites will end up being less competitive overnight," Plummer said,
adding that a complete ban on all mobile script capabilities could lead to a Web
presence that does not permit online chats or the filling out and sending of
online forms.

so, the GartnerGroup seems to think forms can't be handled without JavaScript?
or that pages will become less interactive?

i met with a prospective client today who tried to grill me about search
engines... it seems i'm the only person who gave him real answers, as well as
references to check out... all the other consultants either promised a top-10
ranking, or changed the subject - all of them were from the big national
consulting firms...

does anybody else see this kind of misinformation coming from the big 6?