Quality vs. sales

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From: Ron Bullinger
Date: Wed, 29 May 1991 13:28

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High sales volume = high quality (Totally bogus formula).  Just
because a product gets the blessing of the buying masses, not
necessarily a majority concensus, doesn't mean a product is of high
quality.  Look at the pet rock.  Alot of people bought them.  Take any
word processor.  Whatever is the best seller today, wasn't always.
When "the other word processor (fill in a name of one you like) was
the most popular, was it of better quality?  What about the Next
computer, good quality but not a high volume seller.  Once a product
becomes popular, no matter how good the competition, it becomes the
standard.  Marketing is a good portion of how well a product sells.

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