"[David Cole, head of the Windows 95 production team] grumbled… ‘Can’t we just get a game of pinball or something like that?’" I can't decide whether to deride

"[David Cole, head of the Windows 95 production team] grumbled… ‘Can’t we just get a game of pinball or something like that?’" I can't decide whether to deride the lameness or celebrate the pragmatism of this statement. It does capture Mr. Cole perfectly, though -- and perhaps hints why everything he touched after Win95 turned sour.