Funny how the USA seems to be the only country in the world with a government motivated by greed and power. If they could only be as altruistic as the European governments, or the Middle Eastern governments, or the African Govenments, or the Chinese government, or...
I guess that depends on your definition of "bundled.":-) Seriously, MS gave huge discounts on Windows to PC manufacturers that "bundled" Word with their hardware. WP was completely locked out. They couldn't get anyone to bundle WP with their computers. Since all these new computers came out with Word installed, no one needed to buy WP anymore. BTW, I'm not arguing that this was tne only thing that killed WP. There were many other contributers, including mismanagement on both WP and Novell's part. The fact that MS wouldn't make API's available to WP could be a contributing factor as well.
Agreed. There were lots of misteps by Novell concerning WP. The first one was buying it. The second was dismantling the WP sales force and trying to sell it through Novell's sales channel. However, you could also argue that Novell got it too late. WP had already screwed up by not moving to Windows quickly enough. Then, when they did, they released a poor product. WP was in big trouble when Novell bought them, already having had massive layoffs. The carnage just continued after the purchase.
I think you'll see that NetWare pre-dated LanMan, which, by Novell Engineers, was often referred to as "LandFill." Novell created the market (very innovative). Banyan innovated with their Directory component. Novell improved on the Directory (a huge gamble and innovation). Microsoft just kept trying to catch up. Eventually they had an inferior product that worked just well enough to compete. Then the FUD and marketing took over. The rest is history (notice the absolute lack of techincal innovation).
Gee, I don't know. Maybe some of the failures of Word Perfect (and every other competitor) had something to do with Microsoft's ability to lock them all out of every large Enterprise by their bundling practices. Innovate? Microsoft? Your kidding, right? Their only innovations have been with slimy business practices. No one can dispute their absolute genious there.
"This is widely accepted and discussed; it's not my simple-minded view."
Maybe it is time to re-think that last statement. You are obviously in denial. The ideal that 51% of Americans fall into your stereotypes is ridiculous. Here's a stereotype for you: 49% of Americans must be Pot-smoking, free-loving, hippies who never bathe.
I guess not enough New Yorkers want those advanced data services. Maybe they'd rather have cell phone service all the way to Wally World. It's hard to imagine another reason to put cell towers up for just the Deer and the Antelope.
On the other hand, AT&T is supposed to roll out digital coverage in most of rural Utah by the end of June 04 (at 850 MHz). They will also be rolling out EDGE data services (2 1/2 G) at that time. Their service has sucked big time since they went to GSM, but with this new extended coverage at 850 MHz, and EDGE, they could be worth a look again. Hmmm. Maybe those farmers in Southern Utah are more sophisticated than we thought!
Here in the Mountain West we have exteme separation of deserts due to the mountains. It all comes down to poulation density. Where there are people, it is economically feasible to add services, cause there's a chance you'll make money back on your investment. Where I live you have areas with no poulation as far as the eye can see (even if your on top of one of those mountains). Wireless companies are still building infrastructure for 2G networks in order to get coverage on major freeways that have little or no population. Folks in New York expect to have cell-phone coverage when driving along I-70 in Southern Utah!
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Funny how the USA seems to be the only country in the world with a government motivated by greed and power. If they could only be as altruistic as the European governments, or the Middle Eastern governments, or the African Govenments, or the Chinese government, or...
I guess that depends on your definition of "bundled." :-) Seriously, MS gave huge discounts on Windows to PC manufacturers that "bundled" Word with their hardware. WP was completely locked out. They couldn't get anyone to bundle WP with their computers. Since all these new computers came out with Word installed, no one needed to buy WP anymore. BTW, I'm not arguing that this was tne only thing that killed WP. There were many other contributers, including mismanagement on both WP and Novell's part. The fact that MS wouldn't make API's available to WP could be a contributing factor as well.
Agreed. There were lots of misteps by Novell concerning WP. The first one was buying it. The second was dismantling the WP sales force and trying to sell it through Novell's sales channel. However, you could also argue that Novell got it too late. WP had already screwed up by not moving to Windows quickly enough. Then, when they did, they released a poor product. WP was in big trouble when Novell bought them, already having had massive layoffs. The carnage just continued after the purchase.
I think you'll see that NetWare pre-dated LanMan, which, by Novell Engineers, was often referred to as "LandFill." Novell created the market (very innovative). Banyan innovated with their Directory component. Novell improved on the Directory (a huge gamble and innovation). Microsoft just kept trying to catch up. Eventually they had an inferior product that worked just well enough to compete. Then the FUD and marketing took over. The rest is history (notice the absolute lack of techincal innovation).
Gee, I don't know. Maybe some of the failures of Word Perfect (and every other competitor) had something to do with Microsoft's ability to lock them all out of every large Enterprise by their bundling practices. Innovate? Microsoft? Your kidding, right? Their only innovations have been with slimy business practices. No one can dispute their absolute genious there.
"This is widely accepted and discussed; it's not my simple-minded view." Maybe it is time to re-think that last statement. You are obviously in denial. The ideal that 51% of Americans fall into your stereotypes is ridiculous. Here's a stereotype for you: 49% of Americans must be Pot-smoking, free-loving, hippies who never bathe.
Yes, but who's watching the auditors? Perhaps an audit orversight committe? But wait, how can we trust those guys? Oh, my head hurts...
On the other hand, AT&T is supposed to roll out digital coverage in most of rural Utah by the end of June 04 (at 850 MHz). They will also be rolling out EDGE data services (2 1/2 G) at that time. Their service has sucked big time since they went to GSM, but with this new extended coverage at 850 MHz, and EDGE, they could be worth a look again. Hmmm. Maybe those farmers in Southern Utah are more sophisticated than we thought!
Here in the Mountain West we have exteme separation of deserts due to the mountains. It all comes down to poulation density. Where there are people, it is economically feasible to add services, cause there's a chance you'll make money back on your investment. Where I live you have areas with no poulation as far as the eye can see (even if your on top of one of those mountains). Wireless companies are still building infrastructure for 2G networks in order to get coverage on major freeways that have little or no population. Folks in New York expect to have cell-phone coverage when driving along I-70 in Southern Utah!