From: "otto" <PYRBH-AT-snow.csv.warwick.ac.uk>
Date:          Sat, 13 May 1995 07:31:19 +0100 (BST)
Subject:       Re: Three Questions


Hey again. . .you wrote:
Many individuals can produce software but large 
corporations have significant financial resources that allow them to 
market a good, invest in R&D, and obtain financing in a way that small 
firms are not able to do.  Although, perhaps there might be a short 
window of opportunity for those with new software products that aren't 
currently being provided by the major software developers.

perhaps, but I think the horizontality of the web will allow anyone 
with the time to market almost as well as a hugecompany, AS LONG AS 
their product is directly relevant/interesting to a significant 
minority of web users (i.e. semi-heavy computer users).  In R&D & 
financing, yeah, you're absolutely right!  The successful small biz 
will still work out of the office home, while Billy Gates has the 
lear jet & owns basketball teams. 

I suspect this list is relatively small.  Thanks for the input.

Yeah, you're probably right!  lurkers are a strange breed...

                                                      Jerry Levy

otto 
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