Re: The world beyond Jameco, Digi-Key and Mouser

On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:57:22 -0700, Joerg
<notthisjoergsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Robert Latest wrote:

John Larkin wrote:


NXP is a classic example. As evidenced by a stunning loss. If they can't
succeed in a good market like we have now, how will they fare in a tough
market? If I was Mr.Kravis I'd be concerned.

Yup, their web site is still pretty bad, but it's a little better than
the worst of the Philips days.


NXP's site has improved a bit -- the data*** download now is a real HTML
link rather than some Javascript snippet that had to be left-clicked.


It still does not work at all on older browsers and scripts-disabled.
You get the yellow logo and a blank page with some script trying to
execute. IMHO this company definitely does not get it. I wonder what
their next financials will look like. Probably as bad as three months
ago, wouldn't surprise me.


Probably a lot of javascript. It's *very* slow and annoying.

And they make the same mistake many of the Japanese sites make: when
you're finally ready to select a part, you have to load and read
scores of PDF files. So it's easier to go to another vendor who has
sensible, and fast-loading, selection tables.

For a lot of companies, the most expensive employee they have is their
webmaster.

John


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