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Minitel really illustrates my view on the tech business: Go global or go home. Scale is King.
by tormeh 9y ago
Minitel really illustrates my view on the tech business: Go global or go home. Scale is King.
- makapuf 9y agoWell Minitel tried to go global there was a Californian trial (and a country wide scale was unheard or for online services).
- revscat 9y agoIt was called USVideotel, and it was moderately successful. I worked for them in the late 80s. It was very popular amongst its users, but eventually lost to Prodigy and AOL.
- eli 9y agoOr maybe successful tech eventually becomes global. Tech history is littered with examples of good companies that failed because they expanded too fast