[ale] finding ubuntu mirrors

[Justin Goldberg]

Michael,

The Innovators Dilemma reminds me of the company that created the
prototype of a type of circuit board where a design can be printed
with a special printer onto a non-silicon substrate. Basically you can
download hardware, in a merger of hardware and software. Intel doesn't
want this technology because it requires the same type of total shift
in thinking.

On 5/24/12, Michael Hirsch <mdhirsch at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 7:19 AM, Jay Lozier <jslozier at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> One question always puzzled me, why would a computer manufacturer IBM
>> not realize that any computer will need an OS and either write, buy, or
>> license one from the start? Many of the OS problems of Windows can be
>> traced to backwards compatibility issues with DOS. While MS catches all
>> the blame IMHO IBM deserves a large percentage because of their
>> incompetence and arrogance.
>>
>
> I recommend reading "The Innovator's Dilemma" (
> http://www.amazon.com/The-Innovators-Dilemma-Revolutionary-Essentials/dp/0060521996)
> by Christensen to understand this.  The short answer is that IBM's entire
> business interests ran against supporting the personal computer market.
> When a new product type (with a different customer base) like this enters
> the market, it is rare that the incumbents can adjust.  Digital never did
> and they are gone.
>
> Actually, I think IBM deserves some kudos for coming in to the market, and
> actually dominating it for a while.  They are now out of the desktop
> business, but they stuck around long enough to have adjusted to the new
> computing world well enough to be wildly successful, again.  But it was a
> near thing.  I remember when it looked like IBM was dying, just before
> Palmisano committed the company to using and supporting Linux.  He
> basically bet the company on Linux, and won.
>
> Michael
>