Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #03564
To: rrdiaz@email.msn.com
From: JVernonM@aol.com
Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 04:42:08 EDT
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Ya wanna lay off Solarbotics?
In a message dated 5/22/99 7:42:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
rrdiaz@email.msn.com writes:
> What exactly do you do for a living? Just curious?
I'm a commercial artist making my living mostly from freelance illustration,
graphic layout and design. I also print custom T-shirts, and contract
commercial printing to two local vendors.
> << Competition also promotes growth through inspiring new approaches and
> methods. >>
>
> Cool... a rough example please.
Different, and more numbers of kits. Different designs based on optimum cost
versus optimum quality. Price wars (although this sounds mean, it isn't. It's
actually the consumers best friend.) New kinds of bots themselves to inspire
yet even more designs. If BEAM never evolves past being just more Tilden
copies it will stagnate. New, and novel ideas for market crossover. Like, the
conventional hobby and computer markets.
What's your analysis on how such a loyalty was achieved
> by Solarbotics?
They sell quality stuff. They turn it around quick. They got to the trough
first. They have a monopoly on a closed market and haven't been pressured by
a larger market and competition to lower prices and expand services. Although
I did notice a little more activity and new products after Dennison started
offering stuff and an interest grew. (It really does work guys.) They have
associated themselves closely with the man himself. They are times when they
seem to be commercially the same person. They offer help and encourage
tinkering. But this is a factor because of the small town atmosphere of a
limited market. And lastly, and I think most importantly, is that Dave is
sweet like butter :).
Jim
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