Re: Re: [colorforth] DOES> How is colorForth different from other Forths?

[Mark Slicker <maslicke@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 wtanksleyjr@xxxxxxx wrote:

> From: Mark Slicker <maslicke@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >On Sat, 24 Jan 2004, Samuel A. Falvo II wrote:
> >It is good for the share holders. That is what I meant
> >by success. You seem to to take success as having
> >better products.
>
> Read his post again

I wonder if you read it.

> -- he didn't originally use the term
> "success". He used "higher revenues". In the post you're
> replying to, he specified everything in terms of dollars.
>

I used success. The thread of his logic is hard to follow, I don't see
explicitly the argument that a break up would yeild "higher revenues" (not
contained in the text).

> I don't know how you're reading him to be talking about
> "better products".

 "competition from Linux,
  BSD, et. al. would necessarily FORCE them to improve their OS and would
  make them more agile to respond to customer requests.  Ditto for the
  Office suite company, and the Visual C++ company, et. al."

 "Microsoft doesn't give two (*#&$s about whether Windows is good
  quality or not, about whether Word actually addresses the issues
  *ROUTINELY* raised by professional writers year after year after year
  (which it doesn't; just ask a professional writer), etc.  Microsoft
  doesn't care, because it knows that it can just place products wherever,
  and if they fail, that's OK, because .NET or MSDN subscriptions will be
  able to fill the gap."

 "Monopolies suck ass, not only for the customer, but for the company as
  well."

>
> >Maybe an Applications/OS break up would do that,
> >maybe not. If seperate companies could possibly
> >yield greater profits, why would they not do this?
>
> Some companies have. It's relatively rare, but it's
> happened. The problem isn't money, it's control. And
> fear. And frankly, they're making money NOW, even if
> it's not as much as they might want; any change would
> seem to be a risk, while a lack of change would seem
> to not be a risk.

Right. If it isn't broke don't fix it. Although Microsoft has entered many
risky markets, they are not likely to mess with the core money makers. Not
only this, it does not seem likely that a break up would give them any
signifigant advantage.

Mark

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