[Sigia-l] Forcing practice

[Todd R.Warfel]

And in the short-term, or even the next 3-5 years, you're absolutely 
correct. In fact, for some markets, this will always, or probably be 
the case. However, there is some movement in the market that is 
starting to stop supporting these types of businesses. And long-term, 
5-10 years from now, many of these companies who current rely on this 
for their business models, are going to have to adjust, or they'll be 
pushed to the wayside.

Time will tell...

On Oct 7, 2003, at 6:38 PM, Listera wrote:

>> Is this model sustainable long-term - in most markets, absolutely not.
>> Most of these companies are going to have to change their model, or
>> they simply won't be around.
>
> You're way too optimistic for a beautiful autumn day in NYC. :-) I've 
> seen
> (and had to compete against) this model over and and over and over 
> since the
> mid '80s. The inertia out there is overwhelming. Most American 
> business P&L
> structures are not designed for much consideration to what happens to 
> an app
> beyond the next few quarters. Upfront costs (like design) are an 
> anathema to
> a lot of managers, whose bonus rides on other considerations.
>
> Ziya
> Nullius in Verba

Cheers!

Todd R. Warfel
User Experience Architect
MessageFirst | making products easier to use
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