

Follow-up wins by successful companies are more likely to be a result of consumers’ and investors’ reactions to the initial success rather than evidence of the companies’ superior abilities. Our research suggests that initial success many not be the best predictor of performance ability. For example, firms that happened to have an initial success are more likely to attract talented employees, can more easily attract consumer attention to their products, and can access opportunities and capital that others can only dream of. Keep in mind though that the downloads on this site in most cases are not sanctioned by the companies owning the copyrights and thus are considered software piracy when downloading or distributing them.Most people assume that those who are more successful must have done something right and, thus, deserve our attention and reward, if not our learning and imitation. You can also search by creator, designer, publisher, release year and other ways. Some like the forum member Joan of Arc seem to be virtual walking encyclopedia's of abandonware knowledge.ĭownloads are organized into sections, the basic being on their type, whether strategy, sports, simulation or RPG. The site itself contains a very active forum with many people able to help newer members finally get that elusive backwards compatibility with their newer computers. For more information on abandonware see Pseudo_Intellectual's excellent node under Abandonware. Home of the Underdogs boasts thousands of games that are not sold by their respective companies anymore.

The site is the cornerstone of the genres of gaming and abandonware (a subsection, or more benevolent form of warez, or software piracy)

Over the course of the last few years, it has grown by leaps and bounds, and there is now a considerable amount of people helping her develop the site along side the older members, including the large list of legendary crackers (those who break the software's protection). Yes, she is a female gamer, and webmaster of one of the (as said before) biggest gaming sites out there. Located at The site is mainly the pet project of Sarinee, or Underdogs in the site forum. Home of the Underdogs is the complete name to what is perhaps one of the biggest gaming sites on the internet.
