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Make Sure You Don't Choose An RTOS Vendor That Is Going Out Of Business Soon |
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| If your RTOS vendor goes out of business, your development will stop in its tracks when a serious problem arises in your
operating system or software development tools. You will be unable to upgrade to new processors and devices as they become
available. Your product line will be limited to obsolete technology as your competitors adopt increasingly advanced technology.
You will eventually have to switch vendors. |
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| RTOS vendors often go out of business | |||
| What is an acceptable risk that your RTOS vendor will go out of business in the next few years? 1%? 10%? 20%? If you choose randomly,
the probability is much higher than that. Half of the largest RTOS vendors have left the RTOS business in the last few years (Integrated
Systems/pSOS, Lineo/Embedix, Cygnus/eCos, Red Hat/Linux). Several more are in deep financial trouble and may not survive
much longer. Unless you choose carefully, it is very likely that your RTOS vendor will go out of business in the next few years. You can
avoid being the person who recommended an RTOS vendor that went out of business by applying a few simple rules that allow you to easily
recognize RTOS vendors that are likely to go out of business. |
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| Never choose an RTOS vendor less than 5 years old | |||
| Ninety percent of all businesses fail within the first five years. If your RTOS vendor has been in business less than 5 years the chance
of it failing in the next few years is way too high. It is not worth the risk. |
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| Never choose an RTOS vendor that is losing money | |||
Most businesses that are losing money after more than five years in business go out of business soon.
Investors are not willing to pour money down a rat hole forever waiting for a return on their investment. Eventually they pull the plug,
leaving all of their customers in the lurch. Only choose an RTOS vendor that is making money. Its investors are happy and the company is
likely to stay in business. |
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| Never choose an RTOS vendor whose market share is shrinking | |||
| A vendor whose market share is growing is satisfying its customers and it is winning new converts. A vendor whose market share is shrinking
is losing its existing customers and failing to win new converts. Its customers are reducing purchases either because they are dissatisfied
or because they are failing. Which RTOS vendor should you choose, one whose customers are satisfied and prospering or one whose customers
are dissatisfied and failing? Even if a vendor has a high market share, if its market share is declining, stay far away. |
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| Never choose an RTOS vendor who has no technology! | |||
| RTOS vendors that can't develop their own core RTOS and development tools technology usually don't stay in business
very long. What exactly is a "high technology" business that doesn't own any technology? They are just fancy marketing
machines. They people they employ don't design, implement, or understand fundamental RTOS and development tool technology.
They can't support their customers with critical bug fixes or cogent advice. Their support consists of handholding and
commiseration. Pretty soon customers discover that they are getting very little for their money; the vendor's business
declines; and then the vendor goes out of business. |
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| We are the safest RTOS vendor | |||
Green Hills Software excels in every important criterion for selecting an
RTOS vendor. Green Hills Software is the most profitable RTOS
company, with 20 straight years of
profitability. Our market share is growing faster than anyone
else, making us the second largest RTOS company. During
the more than 20 years that we have been in
business, we have developed the most advanced RTOS and
development tools technology. |
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