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That's so true! In fact I can sort of see the corporate pattern: 1. Steve -> Engineer: Whats with the delay? At this point, almost nothing the engineer could
by dcx 16y ago
That's so true! In fact I can sort of see the corporate pattern:
1. Steve -> Engineer: Whats with the delay?
At this point, almost nothing the engineer could say shows him in a good light - "sick" doesn't cut it at the power difference here. You only talk to the CEO once in a decade, and his experience of you is "doesn't deliver"?
2. Engineer -> Steve: I evaluated it. It sucks. I haven't written back yet as it's not a high priority.
3. Email from Steve -> Unfortunate dude: No interest.
- danudey 16y agoAlternately: 1. Steve -> Manager: This guy e-mailed me again, does this need to be dealt with? 2. Manager -> Steve: It's a good algorithm, but the guy's been demanding and impatient, and with everyone prepping iOS/iPhone 4 for WWDC, Engineer just hasn't had time to look into it. 3. Steve -> Dude: No interest. Specifically, I highly doubt that Steve Jobs would speak directly with an engineer about a potential acquisition of a potentially useful algorithm. I doubt it was ever really on his radar at all after the first 30 seconds where he read it and forwarded it off. That's the entire reason managers exist.