Often, the disconnect between the marketing hype around a new product and what the product actually does is astounding.

I routinely failed to understand that 'simple and straightforward' would have been a much better product strategy for Lotus.

I'm like George Lucas, bringing together a creative team that will come up with a unique, well-crafted product.

Lotus's efforts around the Mac were pathetically unsuccessful, which is sad.

For people who know both New York and the Bay Area, it is a complement to say that Oakland is San Francisco's Brooklyn. It's a complement both to Oakland and to Brooklyn. And, if you look at Brooklyn, Brooklyn is hot; Brooklyn is cool.

I actually built a tiny computer as a junior high school project.