Re: Fantastic Ada promotional piece from Rational (long)

[mfeldman@seas.gwu.edu (Michael Feldman)]

In article <1994Sep8.152621.11023@sei.cmu.edu>,
Robert Firth <firth@sei.cmu.edu> wrote:
>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.

Thanks for the support, Robert! I guess I'm not the only crazy one..:-)

>Mow about an Ada compiler that glows in the dark and comes with
>a free pet rock?

...only if it's free to universities. :-) :-) :-)

Mike Feldman
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