Perhaps it’s more relevant to consumer facing products that require a balance of features, performance, and user experience to be good. I think that’s harder fo

Perhaps it’s more relevant to consumer facing products that require a balance of features, performance, and user experience to be good. I think that’s harder for a committee to do than scientific work. While USB isn’t a singular product, it is a component of consumer products, however. I wonder if much of the success of Apple was due in large part to Steve Jobs’ heavy personal involvement at the design stage, and his famous rough-edged character.