> by hardware people who have no clue about software. and > Short version: Hardware organizations don't get software. I concur with these two commenters. Go

> by hardware people who have no clue about software. and > Short version: Hardware organizations don't get software. I concur with these two commenters. Going back to the 1970s, starting with DEC, it's been my observation that hardware companies don't get software. (I worked at two separate companies that OEMed PDP-11s and developed operating systems instead of using DEC's.) Rather than being viewed as critical to a product's success, in far too many cases it seems like the software is merely a component on the bill of materials for a device without which the unit can't be shipped. Companies that achieve excellence in both both hardware and the accompanying software are so rare that they might as well be thought of as unicorns.