No Gull Please

Comment posted in Malaysia Today in response to call to abolish the SJK schools


If a company has a proven record of producing good quality and reliable products, people around the world will go to it without the need for coercion or the likes.

The theorists will talk about dedication, intelligence, hardwork and many other notions being potentially the cause of a company's success.

They can also have many theories to explain why some companies lose out. In some countries they just go on a wild blame ride.

For the fair minded, the preponderance of a company's products is the simplest indicator of its quality. That is, you know a company is good when you see many of your neighbours buying its products.

A good example is Samsung which became one of the top 10 brands in the world over the course of a quarter of a century. Sony is not even on that list today.

And no salesman with any cock-n-bull story will be able to stop the tide of the mass consumer.

You also cannot force people to buy your product if you are a lousy manufacturer unless you resort to unfair means. A good example is our local Toyota wannabe.

The world is best being a pretty free market.

Those who believe that their favorite manufacturer produces the best products should stick with it. Good for them.

Those who think they operate a very good company should concentrate on producing world quality products. The crowd will naturally come to you.

But spare the other consumers who think otherwise the horror of being a potential gull.

Educational institutions are no different. The world class ones are obvious. So are the low down ones.

You decide for yourself and your children but please let the others make their own choices.

They will follow you if yours is clearly the best around. If not, you should perhaps scratch your head a bit.


Subsequent comment:

Useless products can only come from lousy companies run by sub-standard people using below-par materials.

Resorting to lelong sales pitches will not carry them far.

Hoping their products will improve by way of blowing hot air is a fool's dream.

Never put your capital into such companies.