There is a lot to be said for being the standard (or 800 pound gorilla) in a key market. Look at Oracle. They've made a ton of mistakes, but they are the king

There is a lot to be said for being the standard (or 800 pound gorilla) in a key market. Look at Oracle. They've made a ton of mistakes, but they are the king of relational databases, and the amount of data will only increase. We are in an age of increasing connectivity. The king can make it's share of mistakes.