Software Giant Says Your Playing With MY Patents
So. First they announce that they want the non profit computer project to use Windows, then they announce that open source software is violating their patents.
Where is the PR company? Does Microsoft think this is good business?
If I want to gain new customers in an area of the world here I do not dominate because no one has a computer, do I really want to be stomping on small companies? Large companies are so large that they sometimes don't know what different divisions are doing. Is this really the roadmap that Microsoft wants to follow?
You are a big software company. Third world countries cannot afford upgrading software . In fact, most people are unable to afford upgrading. It is an old business strategy. Isn't it time to create a new one? Base your business not on upgrades but on selling more products that will make your clients happy. It does not make your client's happy when they have to upgrade to fix bugs. It does not make your clients happy to upgrade and need a bigger computer to handle the upgrade. upgrading does not make clients/customers happy. It makes them cranky.
If you have a cranky client, do they buy more than is necessary. NO. If you have a happy client do they buy more than necessary. Yes.
Software companies have to learn how to upsell but ONLY after they get out of the habit of upgrading software without adding substantial benefits.
Traditional publishing also has a problem. This spring a book sold at auction for a substantial amount of cash. It is a book that has around 900 pages. For the last few months, I have been trying to finish two books. Both books have around 400 pages. Books are just too long. I am not saying that it is not fun to read a Russian novel. The problem is that you need the time to read hefty books. Most people want to read substantial literature but in smaller doses.
Bookstores are complaining that they are not selling enough books. Publishers are complaining that they are losing money. The thing is, if you are not meeting the demands of the public, isn't the loss your own fault.
Sticking with set assumptions is a dangerous business strategy. It is time to look at your established assumptions and make some changes. Software and book publishers have many established assumptions which are no longer valid. Take a hard look at your market. who really is out there and what do they really want.
Where is the PR company? Does Microsoft think this is good business?
If I want to gain new customers in an area of the world here I do not dominate because no one has a computer, do I really want to be stomping on small companies? Large companies are so large that they sometimes don't know what different divisions are doing. Is this really the roadmap that Microsoft wants to follow?
You are a big software company. Third world countries cannot afford upgrading software . In fact, most people are unable to afford upgrading. It is an old business strategy. Isn't it time to create a new one? Base your business not on upgrades but on selling more products that will make your clients happy. It does not make your client's happy when they have to upgrade to fix bugs. It does not make your clients happy to upgrade and need a bigger computer to handle the upgrade. upgrading does not make clients/customers happy. It makes them cranky.
If you have a cranky client, do they buy more than is necessary. NO. If you have a happy client do they buy more than necessary. Yes.
Software companies have to learn how to upsell but ONLY after they get out of the habit of upgrading software without adding substantial benefits.
Traditional publishing also has a problem. This spring a book sold at auction for a substantial amount of cash. It is a book that has around 900 pages. For the last few months, I have been trying to finish two books. Both books have around 400 pages. Books are just too long. I am not saying that it is not fun to read a Russian novel. The problem is that you need the time to read hefty books. Most people want to read substantial literature but in smaller doses.
Bookstores are complaining that they are not selling enough books. Publishers are complaining that they are losing money. The thing is, if you are not meeting the demands of the public, isn't the loss your own fault.
Sticking with set assumptions is a dangerous business strategy. It is time to look at your established assumptions and make some changes. Software and book publishers have many established assumptions which are no longer valid. Take a hard look at your market. who really is out there and what do they really want.
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