If you have a good plan and sufficient investment it's possible to create a successful Web site, but luck plays a part too. However, if you want to attract investors it seems you now have to at least allude to gains similar to those made in the 'good old days' of the late nineties. One of the problems facing IT companies is that they are now, more than ever, expected to continue producing ever-increasing profits. If they don't then investors are ever more likely to look elsewhere. But PCs are almost commodity items now.
Few vendors manufacture systems any more, most are just assemblers of components.
And times are now hard for new Internet start-ups. Apart from the depressing effect on the economies of the most developed countries, lack of investment in IT is likely to have negative long-term effects. Kicking off this month's issue of PC Magazine is our annual look at the state of the corporate PC on page 90. The selection of PCs reviewed is based on the results of our BrandTrak survey, which asks subscribers which systems companies are intending to purchase over the next six months. One fact of life that's inescapable for small and large businesses alike is the need to keep accounts.