We can learn from IBM’s successful history that you don’t have to have the best product to become number one.
ADAM OSBORNEPeople think computers will keep them from making mistakes
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There’ll be a special place in hell for the tape back-up people.
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Venture capitalists are like lemmings jumping on the software bandwagon.
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Only taking the best evidence available at the present time,
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Money coming in says I’ve made the right marketing decisions
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You don’t even have to have a good product.
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I take what I see work. I’m a strict believer in the scientific principle of believing nothing,
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You can’t learn anything from being perfect.
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People think computers will keep them from making mistakes
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They’re wrong. With computers you make mistakes faster.
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With bundled machines you can throw away the hardware and keep the software, and it’s still a good buy.
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Adequacy is sufficient. All else is superfluous.
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I liken myself to Henry Ford and the auto industry, I give you 90 percent of what most people need.
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The most valuable thing you can make is a mistake.
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The future lies in designing and selling computers that people don’t realize are computers at all.
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The small businessman is smart; he realizes there’s no free lunch. On the other hand, he knows where to go to get a good inexpensive sandwich.
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