Am 12.05.2010 22:45, schrieb Orchid XP v8:
> Kenneth wrote:
>
>> It's unfortunate, though, that large corporations in the modern world
>> don't have
>> MORE Babbage types working for them (with the freedom to keep pushing for
>> changes and improvements); it sure would eliminate lots of bad
>> products from
>> entering the marketplace--cars, software, etc. Taking the time to
>> actually get
>> it 'right' in the first place seems to be a lost philosophy, among many
>> companies...whether due to economic constraints or whatever. Something
>> Babbage
>> apparently didn't have to worry about.
>
> It's the Microsoft philosophy: Why bother designing a superior product
> when you can just eliminate all the competing ones?

No, it's nothing MS specific - it's just typical shareholder value 
thinking: Keep the owner satisfied /today/ and let the devil take tomorrow.

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