Chronicles Revisited Podcast 9 — They're Still a One-Product Company

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During the early seasons of Computer Chronicles, Ashton-Tate was one of the Big Three business software companies together with Microsoft and Lotus Development Corporation. Ashton-Tate made its name with dBase II, a database application that quickly became the gold standard in its field. Unfortunately, Ashton-Tate never managed to grow its success beyond its core product, so when later versions of dBase failed to meet customer expectations, the company declined into irrelevancy. Computer Chronicles Revisited, Part 43 – Trip Hawkins, John Merson, Ben Anixter, and Richard O’Brien Computer Chronicles Revisited, Part 88 – Double Helix, PFS Professional Write, and R:BASE Computer Chronicles #302 – Slowdown in Silicon Valley : Part 2 Computer Chronicles #430 – Business Applications: Part 4 Edward M. Esber, Jr. – Personal Website Ashton-Tate Corp. v. Fox Software, Inc. (1991) ‘30 Years Ago: The Rise, Fall and Survival of Ashton-Tate’s dBase’ (eWeek, 2013) dBase, LLC Podcast Music: ‘Scenic Detour’ by Melody Ayres-Griffiths