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Why can't a software company just make other software? Why did WordPerfect go out of business when they could have just made games, and OS, or a web browser?
by bluedino 7y ago
Why can't a software company just make other software? Why did WordPerfect go out of business when they could have just made games, and OS, or a web browser?
- jayd16 7y agoPretty sure the devs there did just go to other companies and make other software.
- dmix 7y agoNone of those people are demanding an industry guarantee their jobs. This is a valid question when the burden is being placed on the car companies to give them work, it’s fair to ask why they can’t find work regardless if they are skilled workers.
- myself248 7y agoI suspect many of WordPerfect's employees did, in fact, go on to work as programmers writing other software.
- JanisL 7y agoIt's not easy to change directions. You may enjoy reading Andy Grove's writing about strategic inflection points, basically a description of what had to happen at Intel for them to transition from the memory market that they were struggling in to the microprocessor market.
- nradov 7y agoWordPerfect didn't actually go out of business. They just lost most market share and were acquired cheaply by Corel.