Frozen Accidents
MisterX
b.xavier at internet.lu
Wed May 4 11:56:38 EDT 2005
Rob, et al
I beat you to it in 1996!
http://www.monsieurx.com/design/xpim.html
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com
> [mailto:use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of
> Rob Cozens
> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 17:48
> To: How to use Revolution
> Subject: Re: Frozen Accidents
>
> Lynn, Dan, Gordon, et al:
>
> > > >> It's never about the technology. I've seen so
> > > many great
> > > >> technologies buried by inferior products that had
> > > either more
> > > >> marketing money or better lawyers than I've seen
> > > succeed.
>
> Add to that "ineptitude or failure to appreciate the market
> potential on the part of management" (eg: Softech
> Microsystems decision to charge $400 for the UCSD-p System
> for the original IBM PC when Microsoft was selling PC-DOS for
> $40), and I couldn't agree more.
>
> Which is why I feel Apple will continue to loose market share
> if it cannot bring touch screen, handwriting recognition, pen
> input, voice recognition, and WiFi technology to market
> bundled a la the various Windows Tablet PCs. Having used a
> TPC for about six months now, nothing would entice me to put
> down my pen and reach for a mouse, keyboard, track pad, or track ball.
>
> Rob Cozens CCW
> Serendipity Software Company
>
> "And I, which was two fooles, do so grow three;
> Who are a little wise, the best fooles bee."
>
> from "The Triple Foole" by John Donne (1572-1631)
>
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