i agree and did not intend to suggest otherwise Dennis Saputelli
Phillip Stevens wrote: > > From #15 to #7 in the last 6 years would seem to be forward progress. > I hope the progress continues. > > Also strange here is that Altium Japan (assuming this is part of the > Altium we know....) Is broken out and shown as a separate line item. > One has to wonder why this was done. Add the two together and they > then would move up to the #6 position. > > This fits nicely into my plans of someday owning world class > EDA tools. I still think I have placed the right bet. :P > > ---Phil > > DS> for those interested in such things... > > DS> i just read a very interesting article in > DS> EETIMES magazine Oct 27 2003 (an actual paper printed copy) > DS> "Gentrification hits pcb tools" > > DS> Among many other things they show a chart (source: Gartner Dataquest) > > DS> "TOP 20 pcb/MCM/hybrid software companies 1996 vs. 2002" > > DS> http://img.cmpnet.com/eet/news/03/october/NF1293_TABLE.gif > > DS> as you can see and as they also point out the gap between > DS> #3 and #4 in 2002 is HUGE > > DS> You also will learn how the top vendors are doing their VeriBest :) > DS> to drive prices up and how there are no new entrants > > DS> I don't know how many people Altium has but these days $12 mil > DS> gross revenue is not a huge number for an international going > DS> enterprise > > DS> ominous sub headings > DS> "Consolidation squeezes board tools" > > DS> also some interesting history re CCT & Orcad acquisitions > > DS> full article link > DS> http://www.eedesign.com/story/OEG20031027S0069 > > DS> Altium may be able to sit at this level but it seems to me > DS> that a more likely scenario involves the ongoing > DS> dramas of swallow or be swallowed > > DS> Dennis Saputelli > > DS> ========= send only plain text please! - no HTML ========== > DS> _______________________________________________________________________ > DS> Integrated Controls, Inc. > DS> www.integratedcontrolsinc.com > DS> 2851 21st Street tel: 415-647-0480 > DS> San Francisco, CA 94110 fax: 415-647-3003 > N h z -- Dennis Saputelli ========= send only plain text please! - no HTML ========== _______________________________________________________________________ Integrated Controls, Inc. www.integratedcontrolsinc.com 2851 21st Street tel: 415-647-0480 San Francisco, CA 94110 fax: 415-647-3003 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
