Strong has always had a narrow vision for their market and mainly placed their bets in the middle East while ignoring elsewhere For instance the large African market. And that means if the middle East market shifts against them, they fail miserably.
I remember their regional sales representative once came to Kenya and summoned Kenyan sat enthusiasts to air their opinions with regards to their products.. When it was suggested to him that they widely avail a variety of their products like dishes in Kenya, his answer was its upto the consumers (the sat enthusiasts) to convince more local dealers to carry their products!
What a poor attitude towards africa? Which seller expects the consumer to do the marketing for him?
And now apparently they're fighting software patchers. The same guys who have kept them afloat all these years..
Talk about shooting yourself on the foot. Twice!