RE: Tom Peters...who is...(was Tipton etc..)

Booth,

Are you implying that Gates disproves the premise because of the lack of
"excellence" in his products?  Or am I still missing the point?

Dave Shaw
Spartan International, Inc.
Spartanburg, SC

> -----Original Message-----
> From: boothm@earth.Goddard.edu [mailto:boothm@earth.Goddard.edu]
> 
> Tom Peters' position has always been that product excellence 
> will prevail. 
>  He speaks of the impassioned and the product champion, yes, 
> but only as 
> they relate to excellence.  His book "In Search of Excellence" 
> demonstrates that position. 
> 
> Additionally, he and many others speak of the Internet as 
> being a major 
> change in the world and of course it is.  What bothers me 
> though is that 
> there is no way that I will compare the impact of the 
> Internet with, say, 
> the electric light bulb, radio, telephones, heavier than air 
> flight, space 
> travel, x-rays, penicillin, or the automobile. 
> The whole point of this post is that when all is said and 
> done, a lot more 
> will have been said than done.  Business will use the 
> Internet, but the 
> internet will just be another interactive medium, like telephones, CB 
> Radios, mail, and FAX.  In the end, the AS/400 will still be 
> there and 
> people will still be expounding on the death of RPG.
> 
> I do agree with those asking for a Champion though.  IBM had 
> that with 
> Watson, but since then they have pretty well gabardined their top 
> management.  Dr Frank Soltis has the personality for the task 
> but hasn't 
> the power, nor is he anywhere near peculiar enough.  He'd 
> better get more 
> publicity for his car and truck modifications.  :)
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________
> Booth Martin
> boothm@earth.goddard.edu
> http://www.spy.net/~booth
> _______________________
> 
> 
> 
> 
> "Shaw, David" <dshaw@spartan.com>
> Sent by: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
> 03/21/2000 09:03 AM
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>         To:     "'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'" <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
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>         Subject:        RE: Tom Peters...who is...(was Tipton etc..)
> 
> 
> Booth,
> 
> I take it you don't think Gates is wacky?  Or do you think he's not 
> passionate?
> 
> I've heard stories about him which, if true, definitely 
> indicate that he's 
> one
> weird character.  And some of the interviews I've seen with him sure 
> seemed
> passionate at the time...
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