Innovation i längden

Postat: 2004-10-13 kl. 12.53

Q: What can we learn from Apple's struggle to innovate during the decade before you returned in 1997?

A: You need a very product-oriented culture, even in a technology company. Lots of companies have tons of great engineers and smart people. But ultimately, there needs to be some gravitational force that pulls it all together. Otherwise, you can get great pieces of technology all floating around the universe. But it doesn't add up to much. That's what was missing at Apple for a while. There were bits and pieces of interesting things floating around, but not that gravitational pull.

(Business Week: The Seed of Apple's Innovation)

Välformulerat och sant. Och det gäller för mer än teknikföretag. Det gäller för myndigheter, kommuner, tjänsteföretag och små oberoende musiksajter.

Sen slänger han in en rolig diss också:

Q: Is this common in the industry?

A: Look at Microsoft (MSFT ) -- who's running Microsoft?

Q: Steve Ballmer.

A: Right, the sales guy. Case closed. And that's what happened at Apple, as well.

(Källa: Artikel)