Posted on 11/24/2015 8:42:13 AM PST by Swordmaker
"Don't Think Different. . . Think Same!"
That mind-closing statement is just one from the upcoming biopic, "Michael Dell."
When a confused and obviously new-on-the-job Dell "engineer" shows Michael Dell the latest plastic Windows PC box to emerge from the Dell "labs," and is told to just start shipping it without even turning it on, the confused sap asks, "Bu, but, we need to make it great?"
In a nearly memorable emotional highlight, Dell responds with brutal clarity, "No! You need to make it cheap!"
Later, in the film’s most revealing line, Dell discloses his company’s entire raison d'etre, the driving force behind all of its products:
"I don't know. Doesn't matter. Nothing matters."
This art5icle might be of interest to you
Apple’s Innovation is Humiliating Wall Street
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Yeah, I saw an interview of him. He maintains it was a smart move for him at the time. Long term, not so much. But who knew?
I’ve finally reached the point in my life where I understand why folks turn down wild cards—even if they don’t rightly understand themselves.
Not every frantic warehouse startup makes it to be the next Apple or Dell! Most folks see chaos like that and think “failing start-up.” They may even be right. It takes a keen observer to understand that out of that chaos can emerge a great company.
Hmmmm. I tested it in the preview. They must have changed it afterwards. I hate it when they do that. . . YouTube is notorious for doing things like that.
My nephew turned down being one of the first 12 guys working for Apple. . . Jobs recruited him but he thought it wouldn't amount to anything. . .
Hindsight's a bitch.
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