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Start with a toy — Gordon Brander

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Power users find it difficult to accept toys. They are used to the way the axe handle fits in the palm. The tool has become an extension of self. GUIs will never be as powerful as command lines. Laptops will never be as powerful as desktops. Phones will never be as powerful as laptops... Large organizations find it difficult to justify funding toys. A large organization is hungry for large profit, but a toy can't justify itself with a large bottom line. This pushes incumbents toward well-trodden paths with measurable bottom lines and away from exploration. If it works, it's obsolete. — Marshall Mcluhan "Measurable" means someone else got there first and measured it. "User segment" means someone else got there first and segmented it. If something is new, it has yet to be measured. It has no users. It also has no competition. Start with a toy. See also: Gall's Law, Design patterns. © Gordon Brander, 2023. @gordonbrander. Published with Lettersmith.

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