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this thread is off topic in nj general, please stop the crossposts

dcb@rosedale.seaslug.org (Dave Breneman) wrote:

>In article <Dv3z7J.Mzr@world.std.com> jcooley@world.std.com (John Cooley) writes:
>>These awards are limited to companies that gross at least half a
>>billion dollar in sales?  The only innovation worth noting comes from
>>large corporations?  Now that's a twist!
>>
>>I know an awful lot of companies under the $0.5 Billion mark who do an
>>awful lot of technical innovating that the over $0.5 Billion companies
>>*later* copy.
>>
>>I wonder why the "You Must Be This Tall To Ride This Ride" restriction
>>that pretty much keeps the contenders only Fortune 500 companies?  Is
>>PC Week looking to milk the winners out of some advertising dollars?


>Have you ever considered that it's these oraganizations that 
>need the most encouragement?  Anything that can break the
>typical MBA mindset in American business ("Drive a company
>into bankrupcy by turning a profit at the end of every quarter")
>is A Good Thing.  If all it costs is a $20 trophy to put in
>some executive's office, that's a small price to pay.


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