On the Xanadu post http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=795155 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=795155 I made the comment, which would fit as well here: Anyt

On the Xanadu post http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=795155 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=795155 I made the comment, which would fit as well here: Anything actually working was released when only half-baked; perfectionists either never release anything or they release it so late that it never gains any traction against its already-in-use competitors. The first release of anything that is going to succeed is effectively going to be a prototype, whether the inventors intended it to be or not. Think of it as evolution in action.