Re:Ex-Netflix VP found guilty of awarding tech contracts in ...
by toyg on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @08:37AM
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This also works in reverse. If you build an extensive ecosystem of "partners", then decide to cut them off, chances are these people will move on to something else and take customers with them, cutting you back to size. (Oh hai Oracle, I definitely wasn't talking about you, nope, nossir...)
Re:Ex-Netflix VP found guilty of awarding tech contracts in ...
by ahartmetz on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @11:43AM
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Haha. In contrast to that, SAP is known for being very cooperative with SAP consulting firms - I guess that is part of their success.
Re:Ex-Netflix VP found guilty of awarding tech contracts in ...
by Blikkentrekker on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @08:00AM
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I find this to be an interesting thing about reading the Torvads–Tanenbaum debate, that both sides seemed to assume without much consideration that the best instruction set, and product in general, would always win.
With instruction sets in particular, there is a very large amount of inertia.
When I started working professionally, I always thought that eventually the best product wins. Then I was struck with this kind of reality, where the product with the biggest people network wins.
Similar thing ended up being true for me. Without a good support network, I won't end up anywhere even if I have above average abilities.