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Re:What to do when an $8 million gorilla launches 3 weeks be... by gizmo on Tuesday September 29, 2009 @08:42AM (#850241)
Good catch!

I don't think it's a nice quote because it's about Clicker losing. Doesn't sound like a convincing pitch. The whole "let's not read the article because I might not like what I see" attitude also doesn't inspire confidence.

His honesty and frankness is cool, though.

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Re:What to do when an $8 million gorilla launches 3 weeks be... by thaumaturgy on Tuesday September 29, 2009 @11:09AM (#850518)
Maybe sometimes you have to know when to focus on your product, and when to focus on your competitor's. What he said sounds pretty straightforward: they were busy, in a critical part of their business development, and he knew that looking at their knew competitor would just distract him from what his team was already doing.

He didn't ignore it altogether, he just waited for the right time.

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Re:What to do when an $8 million gorilla launches 3 weeks be... by scott_s on Tuesday September 29, 2009 @10:47AM (#850474)
When you're forced to act as both infantry and general, sometimes you have to ignore your general duties for short periods of time so you can live long enough to the general again.
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