On 27 Jan 1996, Rol Fessenden wrote:
[snipped material on unemployment and corporate staying power]
> Going back to the article on Motorola, it ends by saying, "Fortunately,
> our people continue to find new ways to surprise us." And The Economist
> riposts, "So will all its new rivals." This, I think highlights some of
> the weaknesses in the viewpoint that really, companies control their own
> destiny. The reality is no one knows where the next Apple Computer is
> coming from,
or, if what I am seeing in the papers is accurate, where it is going to...
[snip]
> These unpredictable events make controlling the future unrealistic. The
> only viable alternative is to be fast and flexible so you can respond.
...and perhaps extra creative, committed, and lucky as well!
-- Tobin Quereau Austin Community College quereau@austin.cc.tx.us