GUIs 'forced' on people (was Re: Here's something to consider.)

From: Dominique Cormann <kozmik_at_wave.home.com>
Date: Thu Sep 17 01:14:29 1998

On 17 Sep 1998 00:26:03 -0000
Eric Smith <eric_at_brouhaha.com> wrote:

 
> Although there can be no "proof" either way, I at least cited a possible
> (and widely believed) non-marketing reason for the success of VHS over Beta.
> You neither refuted my example, nor did you provide support for your claim
> that marketing is the primary cause in your two examples.
>
> I could just as easily claim that Mac vs. Windows and PowerPC vs. Pentium
> were decided by consumers solely on the basis of cost. I could probably
> come up with half a dozen other expanations that have nothing to do with
> marketing. I don't need to invoke any mystical, unsupported "marketing"
> claim.
>

I agree with you. I think people are greatly oversimplifying things when
they generalize everything that happens in a marketplace that is
dominated by someone, as a win that was due to better marketing.

Marketing is a factor, but isn't the only one.

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