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- From: cliff@allen.com (Cliff Allen)
- Newsgroups: misc.entrepreneurs
- Subject: Re: Predatory marketing
- Message-ID: <30ecwB1w165w@allen.com>
- Date: Fri, 25 Dec 92 09:54:49 EST
- References: <1hbj79INNdur@uwm.edu>
- Organization: Allen Marketing Group - Raleigh, NC
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- markh@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Mark) writes:
-
- > What would it take to snatch away a sizeable fraction of the market on
- > compilers or operating systems (say, PC-compatible C compilers) from the big
- > guys, working from scratch with nothing but a software development system but
- > unlimited access to innovative talent?
- >
-
- The difficulty that most software tool companies have in marketing their
- products indicates that it would be difficult to capture a significant
- share of those markets. Borland's current problems show how difficult
- it can be to sell into that market -- especially with the cross-platform
- capabilities planned for Windows NT.
-
- One of the formulas for success when you have "unlimited access to
- innovative talent" is to base a product on an up-and-coming technology
- (e.g., CD-ROM storage, pen-based input, cellular modems, etc.), market it
- for a few years to demonstrate it's potential, then sell the product to a
- large company so you can "cash out."
-
- With the advances in processor speed, storage, and communications, we
- are seeing a variety of platforms that will need innovative software.
-
- Cliff
-