P330 - douze points
There is a (possibly mythical) story told to students in business schools in marketing classes about a company that around 1900 made buggy whips used by a driver to tell the horses to get going and start to pull a carriage. The company was renowned for making the highest quality buggy whips, valued by connoisseurs far and wide. Unfortunately, Karl Benz invented a thing called the automobile, Henry Ford became very good at manufacturing for the masses, and the buggy whip company eventually folded
If the CEO of the buggy whip manufacturer had broadened out a little and moved into the "starter device" business, making first starter handles, and then ignition systems, and retained their qality ethos, the company's history could have been quite different...
On a separate note, you may be aware that the new CEO of Flybe has done a boardroom rejig and initiated a major review of Flybe's operations. I note that a one-way flight from DTV to Jersey *tomorrow* can be purchased for £61, and the following Saturday for £51. I note also that Easyjet this year began flying Newcastle-Jersey 2x weekly. Anyone wish to conjecture as to whether the DTV-Jersey route will be around for summer 2014 ?
Last edited by davidjohnson6; 9th Aug 2013 at 15:14.
Reason: Got maximum Eurovision vote wrong !