RE: The Secret of How Microsoft Stays on Top

2002-12-03 Thread Nick Arnett
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of William T Goodall ... by Sean Silverthorne, Editor, HBS Working Knowledge Critics say Microsoft's incredible two-decade run at the top of the computer industry has less to do with innovation than it

Re: The Secret of How Microsoft Stays on Top

2002-12-03 Thread Dan Minette
Why do we tend to worship technology and content innovators more than market innovators? Is that a western phenomenon, a left-brain, right-brain thing? Let me answer in two parts. First, I do think that marketing and sales can have a positive effect on the ecconomy. It is important to match

RE: The Secret of How Microsoft Stays on Top

2002-12-03 Thread Nick Arnett
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dan Minette ... Originally, Gate's position was a market innovation. He did indeed determine what people were willing to pay for and produced it. I don't think Microsoft has ever really distinguished

Re: The Secret of How Microsoft Stays on Top

2002-12-03 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 12:56 PM Subject: RE: The Secret of How Microsoft Stays on Top -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dan Minette