Frozen Accidents

MisterX b.xavier at internet.lu
Wed May 4 11:56:38 EDT 2005


Rob, et al

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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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