From: Eugen Leitl (eugen@leitl.org)
Date: Tue Nov 19 2002 - 08:26:33 MST
On Tue, 19 Nov 2002, John Leppik wrote:
> Wonderful! We can now look forward to a new system that will be
> perfect and satisfy everyone's needs. I hope she makes $100B honestly
You're still confusing technical excellence and stuff that sells. Advanced
technology typically don't, unless backed by very good marketing, which
can create markets where none before existed.
Isn't it obvious?
> and that she will deign to sell me a 1% share for this encouragement.
> Surely you will not let this opportunity pass Samantha.
If technical excellence would immediately translate into success Xerox
would rule the market. If technical excellence was a criterium, instead of
Bill Gates and Paul Allen you'd be talking about Alan Kay and Doug
Engelbart.
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