Re:Did a 1997 merger ruin Boeing?
by im_down_w_otp on Thursday January 11, 2024 @10:42PM
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Save for perhaps the development of transporter technology or an unending deluge of viral pandemics, making airplanes for commercial aviation seems fairly predictable as to whether or not it'll exist in 25 years.
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Re:Did a 1997 merger ruin Boeing?
by jethro_tell on Friday January 12, 2024 @12:13AM
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To some extent, but your airplane customer has quite a bit more flexibility than a grocery customer. I'm probably not going to buy French perishables but an airbus is a different story.
The question was whether or not your market will exist in 25 years, not whether or not your customers will consider a competitor's product.
And regardless, I have quite a lot of flexibility as a grocery customer. I can go to Safeway, Whole Foods, Grocery Outlet, or my local small grocery around the corner. Target and Walgreens even have some groceries too.
The decision to value the long term trust of your employees, customers and business partners more than short term profits would apply to any type of business that wants to survive and thrive over the long haul.