battles of the cultures was: old battle of the lovees was: PDP1 3545

Your problem is that "free" part. If people don't feel they "own" the thing, they trash it and waste resources.

He was given an SST to play with when he should have first learned how get a tricycle to move with your feet. IOW, he was taught that all shortcutting is best, including destroying all knowledge that competes with his.

Good. Now where do those "ordinary" people get their money?

Not all investment is high-risk. Most investment is boring with reasonable returns. This has no get-rich-quick potential and you don't hear about it.

I have no doubt these people are nice and-or have charisma. However, popularity contests have nothing to do with being productive and has everything to do with other people's perception of attractive packaging.

It is important to remember. This is what moulded their corporate folklore and is the underlying buttumptions of every single tech and business decision. If you put their poo in the context of distribution, you'll completely understand where they're going, why they're doing what they're doing, and why it all f***in sucks. It also gives you an idea of how to fix the mess.

There are pros and cons with his approach.

BAH