Re: Why is the Automation market declining?
Sep 22, 2000 7:57 am, by Jim Pinto
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Ken Crater mentions : >I think that the *percentage* of U.S. farmers who are rich and/or >innovative is at its highest point ever. As a *result* of this, we need far >fewer of them. This, folks, is what *success* looks like, not failure. Jim Pinto responds : Yes, indeed ! Fewer farmers feed the country, with a surplus! Ken : >Think of all those former farmers who have now been freed up to build >computers and surf the web . Jim : This is happening in a big way in most countries. The sons of the scions of farming are the owners of successful technology companies! Ken : >The automation market is a bit of a different case. I think it is becoming >highly segmented and specialized, hence the proliferation of companies, >products and technologies. To a major supplier, this looks like stagnation >(and, to them, indeed it is). It also looks like stagnation to analysts, >for whom only the major suppliers are visible. Jim : Ken makes a key point. When the dinosaurs stagnate, the little companies innovate and prosper. Ken : >I wonder what the automation market will look like 20 years from now? Jim : Totally different ! And the prospect is indeed exciting! Reflect on the change in the computer business in the past 20 years - from domination by IBM main-frames, to CISCO and SUN. Cheers: jim ----------/ Jim Pinto email : jim@jimpinto.com web: www.JimPinto.com San Diego, CA., USA ----------/
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