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Adam Osborne Biography

Adam Osborne (March 6, 1939 – March 18, 2003) was a Thailand-born British-American author, book and software publisher, and computer designer who founded several companies in the United States and elsewhere.

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This is the ultimate con game - I'm having fun and people pay me to do it.

Fun, Games, Having, People, Ultimate

Money coming in says I've made the right marketing decisions

Advertising, Coming, Decision, Marketing, Money, Right

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.

Believe, Leaving, Mind, Fact, Scientific, Taking

Venture capitalists are like lemmings jumping on the software bandwagon.

Jumping, Entrepreneur, Decision, Software, Capitalists

Adequacy is sufficient. All else is superfluous.

Adequacy, Sufficient, Superfluous

The guy who knows about computers is the last person you want to have creating documentation for people who don't understand computers.

Creating, People, Guy, Documentation, Understand

People think computers will keep them from making mistakes. They're wrong. With computers you make mistakes faster.

Faster, Keep, Making, Mistake, Technology, Thinking

The future lies in designing and selling computers that people don't realize are computers at all.

Computers, Design, Future, Lying, People, Realize

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.

Successful, Numbers, Ibm, Number, Become, History

I liken myself to Henry Ford and the auto industry, I give you 90 percent of what most people need.

Auto, Fog, Ford, Giving, Henry, People

Adequacy is sufficient.

Adequacy, Sufficient

There'll be a special place in hell for the tape back-up people.

People, Special, Tape

The most valuable thing you can make is a mistake. You can't learn anything from being perfect.

Encouraging, Business, Mistake, Learn, Perfect

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.

Hand, Hands, Inexpensive, Knows, Lunch, Smart

With bundled machines you can throw away the hardware and keep the software, and it's still a good buy.

Machines, Software, Hardware, Bundled, Throw

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