Adam Osborne
Adam Osborne
Adam Osbornewas a Thailand-born British-American author, book and software publisher, and computer designer who founded several companies in the United States and elsewhere...
ProfessionMemoirist
Date of Birth6 March 1939
decision marketing advertising
Money coming in says I've made the right marketing decisions
jumping entrepreneur decision
Venture capitalists are like lemmings jumping on the software bandwagon.
adequacy sufficient superfluous
Adequacy is sufficient. All else is superfluous.
smart hands lunch
The small businessman is smart; he realizes there's no free lunch. On the other hand, he knows where to go to get a good inexpensive sandwich.
giving car people
I liken myself to Henry Ford and the auto industry, I give you 90 percent of what most people need.
lying people design
The future lies in designing and selling computers that people don't realize are computers at all.
machines software hardware
With bundled machines you can throw away the hardware and keep the software, and it's still a good buy.
creating people guy
The guy who knows about computers is the last person you want to have creating documentation for people who don't understand computers.
believe leaving mind
I take what I see work. I'm a strict believer in the scientific principle of believing nothing, only taking the best evidence available at the present time, interpreting it as best you can, and leaving your mind open to the fact that new evidence will appear tomorrow.
adequacy sufficient
Adequacy is sufficient.
people special tape
There'll be a special place in hell for the tape back-up people.
fun games people
This is the ultimate con game - I'm having fun and people pay me to do it.
successful numbers ibm
We can learn from IBM's successful history that you don't have to have the best product to become number one. You don't even have to have a good product.
mistake technology thinking
People think computers will keep them from making mistakes. They're wrong. With computers you make mistakes faster.