Comments on: More On Ideas And Competition http://philcrissman.com/2007/10/30/more-on-ideas-and-competition Web Development, startups, entrepreneurship, books, art, and other stuff Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:58:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Phil Crissman http://philcrissman.com/2007/10/30/more-on-ideas-and-competition#comment-1752 Phil Crissman Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:51:51 +0000 http://philcrissman.com/2007/10/30/more-on-ideas-and-competition/#comment-1752 I think you're correct about Google/MS being a different situation. It's extremely different. I guess my only point was that no one, no matter how huge, is immune to competition. The MS/IBM deal was a combination on some prescient foresight on Microsoft's part, and a lack of the same from IBM. Alternately, it could be viewed as a really underhanded move by MS -- depends on whether or not we're talking about msdos or os/2-windows. Either way, I agree -- completely different situation. Only common denominator; no one is immune. That said, IBM having changed their main focus to services and consulting really seems to be working out well. I think you’re correct about Google/MS being a different situation. It’s extremely different. I guess my only point was that no one, no matter how huge, is immune to competition.

The MS/IBM deal was a combination on some prescient foresight on Microsoft’s part, and a lack of the same from IBM. Alternately, it could be viewed as a really underhanded move by MS — depends on whether or not we’re talking about msdos or os/2-windows. Either way, I agree — completely different situation.

Only common denominator; no one is immune.

That said, IBM having changed their main focus to services and consulting really seems to be working out well.

]]> By: mrben http://philcrissman.com/2007/10/30/more-on-ideas-and-competition#comment-1751 mrben Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:21:46 +0000 http://philcrissman.com/2007/10/30/more-on-ideas-and-competition/#comment-1751 I think that the Google/MS thing is significantly different to the IBM/MS thing. Google are, so far, the best in a very competitive market, but they stay ahead by being consistently better, and by constantly innovating and expanding. I think that the Google/MS thing is significantly different to the IBM/MS thing. Google are, so far, the best in a very competitive market, but they stay ahead by being consistently better, and by constantly innovating and expanding.

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