Perhaps a bit off the topic, but.... What do you think is wrong about the AppleTV? I don't have one myself but it seems to be a good product from what I have seen and read.
Jonathan On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 1:52 PM, Warren Tray <[email protected]> wrote: > I think it depends on the goal and nature of the company. For a company > that seeks to create innovative, creative, and *new* products, someone > will have to be the bad guy, and drop the hammer on certain ideas and/or > features. However, he or she may not always make the right call, and you > wind up with an AppleTV, Newton, etc. every now and then. If the company is > a service provider of some sort, I'd say it should be run by the best > practices for that particular field, and not any one person so much (a pipe > dream, yes, but I still feel that way). > > I think that, in the case of that particular article, Apple doesn't have > just Steve Jobs to thank for its recent success. They have a good team, and > their product designer, Jonny Ives is at the top of his game too - after > all, I feel that alot of their recent success comes from the "sex appeal" of > their products. > > I'm also not so sure that the iPad is "a triumph of technology and a > completely new way of doing things," as the article suggests. It's really > more of a large iPod Touch, with the option for a 3G modem. > Warren "Tray" Torrance > > > On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 13:08, Dustin Puryear <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Good article! >> >> >> >> >> http://www.techradar.com/news/world-of-tech/why-every-tech-firm-needs-a-tyrant-at-the-top-669583 >> >> >> >> The article discusses the issue of having too much management vs. a >> strong, central authority on top. >> >> >> >> It does mention Microsoft. Don't go on a rant. This is about management >> philosphy more than a specific company. ;-) >> >> >> >> --- >> Puryear IT, LLC - Baton Rouge, LA - http://www.puryear-it.com/ >> Active Directory Integration : Web & Enterprise Single Sign-On >> Identity and Access Management : Linux/UNIX technologies >> >> Download our free ebook "Best Practices for Linux and UNIX Servers" >> http://www.puryear-it.com/pubs/linux-unix-best-practices/ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >
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