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I think the greatest thing we can learn from Harrison is being able to throw away a great deal of work for something new if it will produce a better result. The
by boyter 12y ago
I think the greatest thing we can learn from Harrison is being able to throw away a great deal of work for something new if it will produce a better result. The fact he did this himself with his orginal large sea clocks in favour of the smaller ones really speaks of dedication to the idea over implementation.
- seanmcdirmid 12y agoBeing able to disrupt your own work is a sign of greatness, that you aren't satisfied with resting on your laurels. Unfortunately, many companies don't get this (Apple being a notable exception with the classic iPhones killing iPod sales).
- digi_owl 12y agoWell the iPod was getting savaged by MP3 playing featurephones anyways.
- andrewflnr 12y agoThat doesn't seem to affect the common protective instinct corporations have for their products. If you have a failing product, you want to rescue it somehow, not join in the beating.
- digi_owl 12y agoWell they kinda rescued it, remember that alongside the iPhone came the iPod Touch. Basically an iPhone without the radio. Also, the iPhone was tied directly to the existing iPod infrastructure via iTunes etc.
- uxp 12y agoLike the largely unsuccessful Motorolla Rokr?
- clarky07 12y agoYeah that's simply not true. iPod didn't decline until after 2009. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/28/ipod-sales_n_4680000.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/28/ipod-sales_n_468000...