On Tue, 20 Jul 1999, Arup Bhanja wrote:
> If you think people should use software because of technology, well we
> are not there yet. People still use any product for value and will
> continue to do so.
You are going to need to explain your definition of 'value' as it must
be extremely different than mine. Microsoft is a lobbying and marketing
firm, and I see no 'value-add' in that type of service for the user of
Microsoft products (Note: It does have value for Microsoft and the rest of
the shrink-wrap propriatary software industry, but not the users). In fact
I would see these strengths of Microsoft to be a 'value-subtract',
especially for their primary market: the large multi-desk corporation.
> product category. He's not after Microsoft's multi-billion dollar
> business; instead, he thinks he can own a big piece of it if he can
> shrink it down to a $500-million market.
Microsoft exists by leveraging one product over another. Once the
Windows monopoly is broken and communications protocols (including file
formats) are commoditized, Microsoft will be forced to compete on merit.
We'll see if Microsoft survives. Young is not after that business for
an easy reason: It's not a sustainable business model to try to own such a
large share of an important industry.
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Russell McOrmond, Internet Consultant: <http://russell.flora.org/work/>
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