Quotes by Adam Osborne

“The most valuable thing you can make is a mistake - you cant learn anything from being perfect.”

“The future lies in designing and selling computers that people dont realize are computers at all”

“People think computers will keep them from making mistakes. Theyre wrong. With computers you make mistakes faster.”

“Money coming in says Ive made the right marketing decisions.”

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

“We can learn from IBMs successful history that you dont have to have the best product to become number one. You dont even have to have a good product.”

“Adequacy is sufficient.”

“Therell be a special place in hell for the tape back-up people.”

“This is the ultimate con game - Im having fun and people pay me to do it.”

“Venture capitalists are like lemmings jumping on the software bandwagon.”

People think computers will keep them from making mistakes. Theyre wrong. With computers you make mistakes faster.

The future lies in designing and selling computers that people dont realize are computers at all.

The guy who knows about computers is the last person you want to have creating documentation for people who dont understand computers.

We can learn from IBMs successful history that you dont have to have the best product to become number one. You dont even have to have a good product.

Money coming in says Ive made the right marketing decisions.

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