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09629 Re: Incumbency issue
   Look towards a catastrophe.
orda   ALEA   28 Aug 2012
12:13 AM
09628 Re: Incumbency issue
   For an investor, "due diligence" would involve trying to discover whet...
Down And Out Man   ALEA   27 Aug 2012
11:43 PM

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Incumbency issue

By: Cactus Flower in ALEA
Mon, 27 Aug 12 11:24 PM
Msg. 09627 of 54959
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Svenm points to it yet again.

If even the DoD cannot implement stronger security against the forces of incumbency, it's time to forget it. The holding pattern will continue forever.

Then we can finally say that existing revenue streams, customer relationships and political connections trump technological innovation and efficiency. Sad, but this may be the name of the game.

Certainly hard to argue sensibly that the obstacles don't matter. Even a failed sort of incumbency is almost impossible to dislodge.