I often wonder how much of a company (country?) ends up based on the leaders at
the top. You can have brilliant technical people, but matters little if managed
wrong.
It will be interesting to see how Oly evolves. (or declines)
Digital Equipment corp, when run by Ken Olsen and Gordon Bell, was very good at
new innovation. But the internal divisions started competing with each other.
Disk drives were only profitable when coupled with expensive mini-computers.
The semiconductor group making a uVax was at odds with the more main frame
style mini-computer division. Then they replaced Ken with hatchet man Bob
Palmer and broke up the company.
Vax VMS (increment the letters) became Microsoft WNT (Windows NT)
uVax became part of Intel. Other pieces ...Compaq, Quantum , Oracle, ...
And so it goes. Even great countries and civilizations change and decline,
often when they become overly self-important or self-confident. The Buddhist
understanding of impermanence. Wisdom is hard to find. Karma is cause and
effect in action. People resist change. However...
The I Ching Oracle speaks: Change is inevitable.
So my advice: Delight in GAS while you can.
Riding the wave for now - WayneS
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