The bet I usually make about hardware vendors is that, since their core competency is hardware, in many cases software is an afterthought. Not to pick on hardw

The bet I usually make about hardware vendors is that, since their core competency is hardware, in many cases software is an afterthought. Not to pick on hardware companies. Nearly every type of company has a few select areas that they focus on, hire for, and are truly good at. With everything else, they do what it takes to get by. Not because they don't care but because it takes a concerted effort to develop your organization into one that has high competency in any particular area.