For the life of me I could not find the logical argument for
the truth which I felt inside, that inhouse development is the light...
Quote from Carly Fiorina - (CEO of HP)
"Dell's a distribution company -- a great distribution company, but
that's what they are. The only way they can get the growth they need
is to move as many things through that distribution chain as they can.
But because they're not a technology company and they can't innovate,
all they can do is follow."
That says it all right there. I would suggest the following;
All business that does not push back the boundaries, that merely
tries to make do with pre-fab parts is doomed to follow the leaders that
go the step beyond to create something new.
This is not to say that the wheel must be re-invented. But it does suggest
that there is a point where re-use becomes shooting yourself in the foot.
-Ivan