On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 2:12 PM, Scott Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That's flawed logic.
no, it isn't. > Let's assume we do compensate folks for ideas. Firstly how does one > differentiate the idea from the > actual usage. In that should we just cut a blank cheque per idea? - what's > the expected amount to be > paid and does personsA idea get more than personsB idea? More to the point > how do we further know > whether or not personA was inspired by personB's idea (they should get > compensation). Let's impose a > tax & patent system on potential ideas. that's not our problem; it's yours. if you can't figure out a solution reward a charity. your whole email here is totally disingenious. > Then once the potential becomes reality, in that the ideas are put into the > runtime and introduced into > the worlds install base. Do we then carve out an amount for our time in > marketing and development? (as > those engineers in Redmond etc don't work for free) Should we then impose a > tax per usage on all > developers in its use - more to the point, how does one gauge which parts are > being used and which > ones aren't as with a large number of features already in place, doesn't mean > that everyone's used 100% > of them. Oh also we should really have this on a context based compensation > position, as who's to say > FeatureX didn't lead to the use of FeatureY and so shouldn't the owners of > that feature also be > compensated? again, not my problem. you're the company that is soliciting ideas. it should be appropriate to have a ranking structure, etc. how that works is up to you [make it public]. [unless you are also asking me how _that_ should work; which is pretty ironic]. > Now comes the scary part, once this precedent is put in place, than what's to > say other companies - > our competitors - don't fall victim to this model. Next thing you know, > innovation is starved, software > industry spirals down to a 2008 "good old days" and ideas are bided against > on eBay - but then how > does one really articulate they have the "killer idea"... is it a case of "I > have a killer idea, bidding starts at > 20,000 USD - will tell you once you win bid". ideas are worth money. > Silky, you appear to think you have the angles all figured out but in > reality you're not informed. eh? getting personal? > The Evangelists for example are effectively a workforce self-funded so that > you - are kept informed via > our events, presentations or indirectly via MVP's etc that we work closely > with. If you wanted to > breakdown what part of the Sales vs. Marketing component Evangelism falls > under, it's in fact marketing > (just like all Evangelists in all companies worldwide). The idea also behind > Evangelists are to ensure the > customer and business are connected, and that's why Evangelists work closely > with > partners/community. i know that. > Frank Arrigo is a prime example of this, try and figure out how he made > Microsoft millions by connecting > people who suddenly got unemployed to employers, all so they could keep > working on what they loved > and chose to do as a career. i can't make sense of this statement; but it seems like you are saying that you don't know how microsoft even profits? [i.e. msdn licenses is one component]. > We aren't a company focused on nickel and diming everyone we see and always > looking for a quick > buck. sure. > As that's sure, a short term win but in the end long-term loss (buyers > remorse happens fast). It's simply > a case of build a platform & tools, put our best ideas and technology first, > pause, take customer > feedback and look at ways to meet their next wave of expectations (Rinse, > Lather & repeat). uh huh. > So... > > Anyone else with some ideas around Silverlight 3 and what THEY would LIKE to > see in it :), my inbox is > always open. except criticism. no critiquing allowed. -- http://lets.coozi.com.au/ There's not a problem I can't fix, because I can do it in the mix. ------------------------------------------------------------------- OzSilverlight.com - to unsubscribe from this list, send a message back to the list with 'unsubscribe' as the subject. Powered by mailenable.com - List managed by www.readify.net
