tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15423117.post114721684541190595..comments2023-07-20T13:13:38.728+03:00Comments on JoeSettler: [OT] Surviving Globalization in IsraelUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15423117.post-1147294714008219062006-05-10T23:58:00.000+03:002006-05-10T23:58:00.000+03:00Conformity and a deficiency in exceptionality is a...Conformity and a deficiency in exceptionality is a result of globalization. Yet for many (myself included), the goal of their enterprises is to create an empire.<BR/><BR/>Certainly the goal of at least one enterprise of mine is to sell it lock, stock and barrel to one of the big boys. <BR/><BR/>Part of business/life is recognizing current market forces and taking advantage of them while you can and alternatively before you get stomped out because you present a real threat (perhaps the results are the same, but at least there’s more profit the first way).<BR/><BR/>This isn’t the last millennia where you expected to work for a company for life, but unfortunately on the other hand, it’s gone to the other extreme, where even a year can be a long time to expect loyalty from either employer or employee.<BR/><BR/>I also admit I enjoy going to the mall and superstores for shopping (another example of the globalization mentality), but for the more unique items one must still look off the beaten path.<BR/><BR/>In Israel, one of the effects of the attitude of globalization is that more and more people are forced to work on Shabbat. <A HREF="http://bogieworks.blogs.com/treppenwitz/2006/05/the_right_to_sh.html" REL="nofollow"> Treppenwitz </A> has an interesting post on the subject.JoeSettlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01232647820807408898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15423117.post-1147285616259520172006-05-10T21:26:00.000+03:002006-05-10T21:26:00.000+03:00Living off the software license revenue stream is ...Living off the software license revenue stream is actually very good money and an excellent business model for SMBs, less so, in my opinion, for the big boys.<BR/><BR/>But the big boys prefer to buy these companies just as they are becoming competition, after all, “if you can’t fight ‘em, buy ‘em”.<BR/><BR/>So very often, instead of maintaining what was creative and therefore what was actually competition, they cannibalize some of the parts but throw a lot away in the end (besides the people).<BR/><BR/>On the other hands, some of the companies simply keep the products “as-is” and just add it to their basket of products. Some even update it to the best of their ability until they buy something else better.<BR/><BR/>But this isn’t just true for the software market. It’s just happens to be more obvious and common.JoeSettlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01232647820807408898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15423117.post-1147269849638380042006-05-10T17:04:00.000+03:002006-05-10T17:04:00.000+03:00Often these takeovers don't work out. The big com...Often these takeovers don't work out. The big company usually has a competing in-house product and the people there want to protect their turf. IBM is notorious for buying SMB companies only to jettison those products years later after failing to make new sales. But they justify this b/c of the maintenance revenue during the period of time they owned it. Then they sell it off (Yael Technologies is an Israeli company that delights in buying washed up products from "big boys" just to keep the maintenance revenue steam). And the cycle starts again when nimbler players come up with something better.Ben Bayithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10540723595738423002noreply@blogger.com