Tag: history
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Karl Lagerfeld’s daily routine, circa 2012
Who doesn’t like a good what’s in bag/what I do each day post? I used to fax a lot, but people don’t have faxes anymore. In this routine, what’s remarkable is how much he avoids people, e.g.: I don’t go out that much because I’m always late, and I’m so busy and so pleased with…
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The decline of Novell
I’ve been reading up on Novell’s history. So far it’s got some fascinating twists and turns. Wikipedia sums up the turning point well: The inclusion of networking as a core system component in all mainstream PC operating systems after 1995 led to a steep decline in Novell’s market share. That is, once networking become “commoditized,”…
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Some things that are poor businesses
Doctors have obligations to their patients, teachers to their students, pastors to their congregations, curators to the public, and journalists to their readers—obligations that lie outside the realm of earnings, and are fundamentally different from the obligations that a business executive has to employees, partners, and investors. Historically, institutions like museums, hospitals, schools, and universities…
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That nasty tasting black stuff…that I’m drinking right now
The flavour might best be described as being a cross between medicine, crushed plants, and bitter mud. … The drink’s numerous medicinal claims came in handy during the American prohibition; as a medicine, Fernet Branca was still legal. –Fernet Branca
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Finished In Search of Stupidity
I finished reading In Search of Stupidity: Over 20 Years of High-Tech Marketing Disasters today during lunch. All in all, it was an excellent book, and I’d recommend it to anyone in the software bid’ness. It’s got: (1.) good history of the software world, and, (2.) a good catalog of stupid mistakes software firms have…
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