Well said, when you are solutions oriented you are always ahead of the pack.

Best Regards

On 2/18/15, Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke> wrote:
> Barrack
>
> Anyone who thinks about breaking up a progressive company unfortunately is
> living in the past.
>
> 1. AT&T was broken up but bounced back.
> 2. Microsoft was threatened with break up but market forces did what the
> regulators couldn't do.
> 3. Google is threatened with dominance but we know that there are strong
> competitors out there.
> 4. Facebook as strong as it is now facing a teenage backlash who are leaving
> it in droves because they are reluctant to share the same space with their
> fathers and grannies.
>
> Even Safaricom needs to watch out - and I don't think they should spend too
> much time worrying about the regulator (who in my humble opinion is proving
> quite level headed despite the pressures they may be under) Instead they
> should worry about Kenyans' Peculiar Habits.
>
>
> Ali Hussein
>
> +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113
>
> Twitter: @AliHKassim
> Skype: abu-jomo
> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
> Blog: www.alyhussein.com
>
> "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will
> have a generation of idiots".  ~ Albert Einstein
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On Feb 18, 2015, at 7:27 AM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Goodmorning Ali,
>>
>> In my humble opinion, even if Safaricom were to be broken up,it is
>> still a brand that resonates with the people and is in tune with the
>> Kenyan pulse (the spirit of Safaricom- in laymans terms), this is what
>> the competitors would have to break up, i am sure the strategists are
>> already thinking ahead and it will not be a walk in the park for the
>> competitors.
>>
>> Best Regards
>>
>>> On 2/18/15, Ali Hussein via isoc <isoc@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
>>> Listers
>>>
>>> Safaricom seems to be riding the Network Effect gravy train. Is this
>>> enough
>>> to break it up ala AT&T? Where do market forces stop and regulation
>>> begin?
>>>
>>> Read on:-
>>>
>>> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Matiangi-backs-Airtel-push-to-break-up-Safaricom/-/539546/2626406/-/v40mi5/-/index.html
>>>
>>> Ali Hussein
>>>
>>> +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113
>>>
>>> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>>> Skype: abu-jomo
>>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
>>> Blog: www.alyhussein.com
>>>
>>> "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world
>>> will
>>> have a generation of idiots".  ~ Albert Einstein
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>>
>> --
>> Barrack O. Otieno
>> +254721325277
>> +254-20-2498789
>> Skype: barrack.otieno
>> http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/
>


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