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Jul 26Liked by Thomas Otter

I was so hopeful and happy to call the song from just the image...

Of course, I didn't get a "real" walkman for years and years - got a cheap radioshack knock off in middle school from my dad for my birthday which I adored and had to do side jobs to keep in batteries. Of course, he got it on a massive sale that ran out of stock, so my dad actually wrapped up a block of cheese that was the same size for my birthday and delivered the real thing when it was re-stocked.

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THAT’S why you like the “Life of Brian” quote!

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...not meant to be taken literally, it refers to any manufacturers of dairy products ;-)

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The whole post is really good, and I especially like the part about having a negative roadmap. There have been times when I’ve suggested that and clients have pushed back, saying, why are we being negative? Let’s talk about what we want to do, not what we don’t want to do. To me that is a recipe for strategic ambiguity.

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Thanks Frank, lovely to hear from you. Steve Jobs (and Apple) took it one step further, in that he made not having a feature a feature. Think no CD drive, or no phone jack, no charger....

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I hadn’t thought of that, but yes. And nearly every time Apple takes something away we all complain. Until we figure out that the device is better without it.

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Jul 26Liked by Thomas Otter

I was jogging my memory after reading this and it threw me back to the sensational experience of listening to Elton John et alia in the car with the De Roeck family when driving the 1,600 kms from Rupelmonde to Salou in the 70ies. The miracle of the 8-track cartridge car player made it all happen and I think it is what shaped my love for good music. Thanks Thomas, people must have noticed the big smile on my face in the Italian sun.

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