>>6. I claim that hitting an 80/20 point is a strong predictor of
>> success (positive and also negative in that technologies that
don't
>> hit it usually don't succeed), that there are a few less strong
>> predictors (happy programmers, good early implementations,
technical
>> elegance), and that military backing is a weakish negative
>> indicators.
>I had hoped that people would hit on some of these points. Are there
any
>technologies that DID hit a clear 80/20 point that lost out in the
>marketplace to more complex competitors (that weren't already
entrenched)?
How does one know when a given technology reaches the 80/20 point other
than by its success in the marketplace? Maybe the 80/20 point is a good
predictor of success, but the whole concept of 80/20 is too slippery for
me to grasp. Could someone tell me how does one design something to hit
the 80/20 point?
StanD.
