Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 07:34:23 03/02/03
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On March 02, 2003 at 02:02:39, Jeremiah Penery wrote: >On March 01, 2003 at 20:23:24, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>I consider Intel a "name brand". I consider AMD a "copier". Nothing wrong with >>being a "copier" but it also means you are a "follower". And 2nd place is all >>that a follower can _ever_ reach... > >Matt already said most of what I wanted to say, so I will just give some >examples of 'follower' companies that eclipsed (or at least achieved parity) >with their 'leaders': > >AOL, Dell, Boeing, International Paper, Exxon-Mobil, Wal-Mart, Visa, Federal >Express, FOX (television network)... The list can go on. Not the same thing. _no_ "innovation_. And Boeing is not a "copier". They've been around way too long. IE what did they copy for the 707??? None of the above companies is based solely on replicating a product that is identical in every way to something someone produced before them. I'm not sure I include base manufacturing processes in this mix either, as refining crude oil is about supply and demand mainly. Dell is hardly a "follower". They jumped into the PC manufacturing world, but they've done plenty of innovation, from custom machines/motherboards/ etc to customer support. But _none_ of those vendors build a product that their competition is forced to copy exclusively. As Intel is doing. They were at the right place, at the right time (yes, I would have preferred that Motorola had been the PC processor of choice as it is a better ISA) and they now define the PC architecture.
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