Martin;
A comment or two in regards to a company “growing”. In economic models there are several types of growth and different schools that represent each. One model insists that you must contentiously sell more products, increase price, and increase body count. Another model as of the last few years dictates firing as many people as possible and giving those that remain the honor and privilege to work longer hours for the same pay.
Economic models tend to be “reborn” by companies that exist for any period of time. If there were five economic models that a company recognized, within 25 years they would be ready to repeat the cycle. Some people think there is more to a companies survival than the economic model chosen. Customer need and chance can be important. Good marketing (perception), and politics also help. :)
Tom
>Aló, Fernando.
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>>Think you didn't get the ironical aspect of my message :)
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>Oh, I certainly got it. I just wanted to comment about what the irony pointed to. ;-)
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Indeed, it can be an opportunity.>>
>>Absolutelly! I have a client I'm working for at the moment that purchased a major ERP system and since then I've been developing "satellite" VFP apps for them as never. ERP systems are a gold mine for VFP developers!
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>This tend to happen. In our case, as an ERP producer, Microsoft move was more shocking, but I never lost confidence in our company finding new chances to keep growing.
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>>Just think (serious now) that MS is trying (and succeding) to be the owner of the world and I don't like it, IMHO we loose (at least) the aspect of diversity of choice.
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>Well, I understand this and I don't like it too much, neither, but also understand that *any* company's main goal is to keep growing and generating value for its owners/shareholders. I wouldn't understand if Microsoft tried to slow down its growing rate.
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>>That reminds me the start of the decadence an fall of the roman empire...
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>Of course, this is their peril. I think Gibbon should be obligated read to any Microsoft manager (actually, I wouldn't be surprised to find it besides BillG's bed).
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http://www.ccel.org/g/gibbon/decline/home.html>
>Regards,
