> all an application could do was to invoke methods on virtual objects .. the application could not know whether the object was implemented in hardware or in th

> all an application could do was to invoke methods on virtual objects .. the application could not know whether the object was implemented in hardware or in the resource manager's software. The flexibility to make this decision at any time was a huge advantage. As Kim quotes Michael Hara as saying: > “This was the most brilliant thing on the planet. It was our secret sauce. If we missed a feature or a feature was broken, we could put it in the resource manager and it would work.” Absolutely brilliant. Understand the strengths and weaknesses of your tech (slow/updateable software vs fast/frozen hardware) then design the product so a missed deadline won’t sink the company. A perfect combo of technically savvy management and clever engineering.