ServiceNow acquires Lightstep

Re:ServiceNow acquires Lightstep by hn_throwaway_99 on Monday May 10, 2021 @01:58PM (#27108866)

> Look at car companies like Ford, Toyota, VW. Compared to a Ferrari, Porsche, Bentley they are crap, but yet they are still relatively successful companies in their space.

This analogy doesn't work here IMO. Indeed, in many respects like reliability, a Ford, Toyota or VW is actually much better than a Ferrari. They're just very different brands: one set are mass market brands and the other ones are exclusive luxury brands, and they have different features that appeal to each.

But Ford, Toyota, VW cars are certainly not "crap", and e.g. Toyota is renowned for the quality of its vehicles.

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Re:ServiceNow acquires Lightstep by wppick on Monday May 10, 2021 @02:14PM (#27109029)

Yes, it's not a perfect comparison... But if you were to ask someone who regularly drives (or is driven in) A Bentley whether a Toyota RAV4 is crap they will probably say yes. Why? Because what's important to them is the luxury, and the bells and whistles of their Bentley. Compare this to software where they largely have the same "features", but one platform is easier to use than the other. Is the software that is easier to use "luxury software"?

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Re:ServiceNow acquires Lightstep by leesalminen on Monday May 10, 2021 @02:05PM (#27108945)

Ford and Toyota don’t belong in the same sentence when it comes to the quality of its vehicles.

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