From: firth@sei.cmu.edu (Robert Firth)
Subject: Re: Fantastic Ada promotional piece from Rational (long)
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 15:26:21 EDT
Date: 1994-09-08T15:26:21-04:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1994Sep8.152621.11023@sei.cmu.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 34nc8t$olr@felix.seas.gwu.edu
In article <34nc8t$olr@felix.seas.gwu.edu> mfeldman@seas.gwu.edu (Michael Feldman) writes:
>This "we only do what the customer wants" is typical of government
>contractors, but not of successful business in general, which is smart
>enough to get off its duff and create customers.
Exactly. There was hardly a vast unsatisfied need for pet rocks,
hula hoops, and shoes that glow in the dark. The product was
created first, then the market. That's how it works in any
mature industrial society, where 90% of new products do not
address basic needs.
Mow about an Ada compiler that glows in the dark and comes with
a free pet rock?
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1994-09-06 12:57 ` The gnat binder (was: Re: Aerospace Industry says Drop Ada Mandate) Ted Dennison
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1994-09-07 22:40 ` Fantastic Ada promotional piece from Rational (long) John Goodsen
1994-09-08 14:00 ` Ted Dennison
1994-09-08 15:57 ` Michael Feldman
1994-09-08 19:26 ` Robert Firth [this message]
1994-09-08 21:43 ` Scott McCoy
1994-09-09 1:27 ` David Weller
1994-09-09 2:55 ` Michael Feldman
1994-09-10 2:39 ` Christopher Henrich
1994-09-08 15:52 ` Michael Feldman
1994-09-08 22:50 ` Kevin D. Heatwole
1994-09-09 20:27 ` Michael Feldman
1994-09-16 19:50 ` John Goodsen
1994-09-17 0:52 ` Michael Feldman
1994-09-17 23:41 ` Rod Cheshire
1994-09-23 21:21 ` Michael Feldman
1994-09-09 15:01 CONDIC
1994-09-09 19:57 ` John M. Mills
1994-09-09 21:14 ` john r strohm
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1994-09-12 1:04 fantastic Ada promotional piece from Rational(long) ISAAC PENTINMAKI
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