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WebWord Weblog Posting Posting Date: July 16, 2002 What will people pay for? (Dan Bricklin) -- "Look at what people do when they go to an Internet "cafe" when traveling and don't have their own access to the Internet. You don't find them surfing to buy things. They pay money to do email to stay in touch with friends and loved ones." (Comments: Brilliant. This is so obvious yet too many companies are barking up the wrong tree.)
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This isn't a new article. Dan wrote it 11-July-2000. Still, I think it is excellent. Bottom line? Go for the pipeline not what the pipe delivers. Posted by: John S. Rhodes on July 16, 2002 09:12 PM
Either that or these companies are really, really bad at observing humans and interpreting what they want -- most especially when it comes to technology. Posted by: (the other)JS on July 17, 2002 07:08 AM
Well, you're mostly right, JS. Product development is many a time driven from the top, because VP-something-or-other things ProductX will be the next biggest thing. Sometimes, they are right, but the "survival of the fittest" principle ensures that many products have to fail for a few to succeed. Posted by: MadMan on July 17, 2002 01:20 PM
Well, you're mostly right, JS. Product development is many a time driven from the top, because VP-something-or-other things ProductX will be the next biggest thing. Sometimes, they are right, but the "survival of the fittest" principle ensures that many products have to fail for a few to succeed. Posted by: MadMan on July 17, 2002 01:20 PM
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