fighting the lack of good ideas
Dallas News ran a story recently on Apple being positioned to be a car maker. Their reasoning: Cash (~$180B) It’s “ultimately” mobile They have “car guys” already Strong retail network They’re already global I think it more likely they’d buy an existing manufacturer, and then Apple-ify them – but the arguments are strong that an…
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I put these up as a comment on Cringely.com – but they deserve sharing here, too. In no particular order: – AIX EoL’d – HP-UX retired – Itanium EoL’d (perhaps on an accelerated schedule) – Solaris truly open-sourced / abandoned by Oracle in favor of OEL – HP spins-off more business units – IBM loses…
Robert Cringely has written myriad times on IBM. His most recent post was titled, “How to fix IBM”. His solution is simple and easy: “Go back to customers being a corporate priority.” But IBM, as it stands today, will never get there. And all the “leadership” they’ve brought in over the years has only compounded their…
Law 48 By taking a shape, by having a visible plan, you open yourself to attack. Instead of taking a form for your enemy to grasp, keep yourself adaptable and on the move. Accept the fact that nothing is certain and no law is fixed. The best way to protect yourself is to be as…
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Law 47 The moment of victory is often the moment of greatest peril. In the heat of victory, arrogance and overconfidence can push you past the goal you had aimed for, and by going too far, you make more enemies than you defeat. Do not allow success to go to your head. There is no…
Law 46 Appearing better than others is always dangerous, but most dangerous of all is to appear to have no faults or weaknesses. Envy creates silent enemies. It is smart to occasionally display defects, and admit to harmless vices, in order to deflect envy and appear more human and approachable. Only gods and the dead…
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Law 45 Everyone understands the need for change in the abstract, but on the day-to-day level people are creatures of habit. Too much innovation is traumatic, and will lead to revolt. If you are new to a position of power, or an outsider trying to build a power base, make a show of respecting the…