Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:59:57 -0500, wrote:
There was a time when it was only Prodigy and AOL
Let us not forget Compuserve which was there *long* before Prodigy or
AOL. Compuserve had the very best national and international dial-up
network, EMAIL and many valuable support forums and databases. They
could have easily converted their proprietaty screen formats to HTML
and web based presentation but they didn't see the need for it.
It is a problem with most leaders in any industry, they become
complacent and don't adapt well to changes. Bill Gates has stated for
15 yrs of so, that his biggest fear concerning Microsoft was that they
would fail to adapt quickly in a rapidly changing marketing place.
Large companies become like a supertanker, very difficult and slow when
they want to change directions. The way they handled Vista is an
example of this problem. I want MS to have strong and viable
competition, but I would hate to see them go out of business. Millions
of of long term Windows supporters have decide Mac is superior to
Windows (including Harry. Vista's most vocal supporter). They are also
willing to pay a substantial upcharge for a Mac, it highlights the
real and perceived problems of Windows. If they don't' change their
"bull in a china shop" approach to marketing, they will become another
Prodigy, Compuserve and AOL.