Re: [NTLK] Newton 2002 & [OT] rant on Apple & MS marketing

From: Mark Ross (markross13_at_home.com)
Date: Mon Dec 03 2001 - 22:23:28 EST

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>Microsoft has deeper pockets than everyone else. That is why they
>succeed. Not to mention, MS can throw more money & people at a side
>business that their direct competitors (in their core business) in that
>market.
>
> So when a manger makes a business decision, they KNOW MS is not going out
>of business, unlike Lotus (merged), Ashton-Tate (merged), Corel (almost
>dead), Borland (barely succeeding as a development company after almost
>going out of business challenging MS), WordPerfect (merged), and many, many
>more that are barely hanging on.

Boy, is this all right on target. I've been saying this for over a
decade. Great story!

Mark Ross
markross13_at_home.com

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