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I make https://weedtraqr.com/ https://weedtraqr.com/ - we are operational in Washington and Oregon - and now apparently compete with MS. The company Microsoft

by edoceo 10y ago

I make https://weedtraqr.com/ https://weedtraqr.com/ - we are operational in Washington and Oregon - and now apparently compete with MS. The company Microsoft is working with (Agrisoft) doesn't even operate in WA, or OR yet. And has been sold like two times in the last two years (first to Surna[0] then to Kind[1]) Additionally their "partnership" is really just Agrisoft getting free Azure hosting. The headline is very click-bait. [0] http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/surna-inc-acquires-majority-interest-in-agrisoft-development-group-a-leading-cannabis-seed-to-sale-tracking-platform-300017766.html http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/surna-inc-acquires-m... [1] http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kind-financial-acquires-the-assets-of-agrisoft-development-group-300104684.html http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kind-financial-acqui...

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JoblessWonder 10y ago
One possible thing to take away from this: Your competitor might have an inferior product, market share, etc, but possible has better traditional marketing/PR.
- edoceo 10y ago
  I prefer to have my customers promote my product. I'm just going to focus on their needs. Its all about HIGH quality. Pun intended.
  - JoblessWonder 10y ago
    No doubt. Always a good strategy. :)
H0n3sty 10y ago
Microsoft may seem like a big scary competitor, but they've been dead for some time (1). If all they're doing it providing free hosting then they're not really competing with you. (1) http://www.paulgraham.com/microsoft.html http://www.paulgraham.com/microsoft.html
- edoceo 10y ago
  Exactly, thank you for saying this.
- achr2 10y ago
  Microsoft is nowhere near dead, not in the short to medium term anyway - and if you're a startup, that is all that matters. MS can put a 100 million dollars into a product sphere and not bat an eye if it fails within a few years (see Nokia). I wouldn't discount them anytime soon.
  - Hydraulix989 10y ago
    Yes, but startups execute faster than big companies. They also make bigger/riskier bets.

by edoceo 10y ago

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JoblessWonder 10y ago

One possible thing to take away from this: Your competitor might have an inferior product, market share, etc, but possible has better traditional marketing/PR.

edoceo 10y ago
I prefer to have my customers promote my product. I'm just going to focus on their needs. Its all about HIGH quality. Pun intended.
- JoblessWonder 10y ago
  No doubt. Always a good strategy. :)

H0n3sty 10y ago

Microsoft may seem like a big scary competitor, but they've been dead for some time (1). If all they're doing it providing free hosting then they're not really competing with you. (1) http://www.paulgraham.com/microsoft.html http://www.paulgraham.com/microsoft.html

edoceo 10y ago
Exactly, thank you for saying this.
achr2 10y ago
Microsoft is nowhere near dead, not in the short to medium term anyway - and if you're a startup, that is all that matters. MS can put a 100 million dollars into a product sphere and not bat an eye if it fails within a few years (see Nokia). I wouldn't discount them anytime soon.
- Hydraulix989 10y ago
  Yes, but startups execute faster than big companies. They also make bigger/riskier bets.