Aside from the title, this post has nothing to do with Bob Marley.

This article is taking some pains to cast doubt on the current media belief that there's a business exodus from SL. That's nice, but I think it's still a matter of flogging a dead horse. Take a step back and consider the matter from a different angle. Regardless of where you set up shop, some businesses succeed, some fail. It happens all the time. There is likely a given amount of time in which a company decides that, by THIS date, if they haven't made x amount of money, they'll abandon ship. This is nothing more than what we've seen with the early days of the Internet, when it seemed like any idea was a good one ("Hey, let's make a website that will remind you not to wear white after Labor Day!").

Similarly, then, it must be reiterated: You have to understand the platform if you want to succeed. In this case, simply plunking down a building on a private island is no kind of business plan. You have to engage the in-place community somehow. If RL companies are finding this difficult, it's nothing more than social Darwinism; the companies that remain and evolve will succeed in the end.

(Via computerworld.com)