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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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