There is a whole cottage industry of people talking about innovation, including all kinds of garbage

the more project management you do the less likely your project is to succeed

Everyone knew we shouldn't build our own hardware as it was 'dumb', but everyone was wrong.

reject vs. accept/revise at levels barely beyond chance

I worked at Google from 2005-2010, and saw the company go through many changes, and a huge increase in staff.  Most importantly, I saw the company go from a place where engineers were seen as violent disruptors and innovators, to a place where doing things “The Google Way” was king, and where thinking outside the box was discouraged and even chastised.

Let engineers do what they do best, and forget the rest.

This is probably the most important single point.  Engineers at Google spend way too much time fussing about with everything other than engineering and product design.

The fact is that the world is divided between users of the Macintosh computer and users of MS-DOS compatible computers. I am firmly of the opinion that the Macintosh is Catholic and that DOS is Protestant.

After more than eight years on the market, Apple is euthanizing the Xserve.