Re: Say NO NO NO to Wal-Mart!!!

127.0.0.1 wrote:
> On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 10:29:09 -0500, "Nonymous" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
>
> > "Visual FoxPro" which still stands as a product today.  Not much innovation
> > there, either.
>
> regardless of being innovative, the products are successful and widely
> used.
>
> did GM invent the auto? no, but they are one of the largest sellers of
> cars in the world. 
>
> You can invent the best product ever devised, but if you don't market
> it well it won't be successful. Marketing 101
>
> MS is good at marketing their products regardless of who wrote them. 

MS didn't invent MS-DOS either.  They bought it from some engineering 
firm and revised it to function on the first IBM-PC.

Value isn't predicated on who created it originally.  MS Products do 
seem to function well togeher and provide overall value to consumers.

Bob