[lbo-talk] Junkyard dog hits Motown

[Michael Smith]

On Tuesday 15 May 2007 22:58, Doug Henwood wrote:
> On May 15, 2007, at 9:45 PM, Michael Smith wrote:
> > On Tuesday 15 May 2007 18:08, Doug Henwood wrote:
> >> Well yeah, but why can't they? Why are the Big Three so bad at
> >> designing cars? I don't get it.
> >
> > Why is Microsoft so bad at writing software?
>
> Because they're a monopoly? I don't get your point. 

My point was, it isn't an isolated or exceptional case. I'm not sure what the 
reasons for it are. I suspect early domination of the field, more even than 
monopoly.