XPost: alt.folklore.computers   
   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Tue, 30 Dec 2025 03:14:20 -0500, c186282 wrote:   
      
   > On 12/29/25 16:59, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >> On Mon, 29 Dec 2025 07:33:43 -0700, Peter Flass wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Unfortunately, it's a secret society, like the Freemasons. Currently   
   >>> the MBAs run the companies, so they hire people who belong to the same   
   >>> club. It's not about competence.   
   >>   
   >> That won’t work, though. Incompetent companies will get out-competed by   
   >> competent ones in the marketplace.   
   >   
   >    But are they really 'competent', or is it just dumb luck ?   
   >   
   >    "Winners" aren't always "better" - just in the right place at the   
   >    right time. They THEY self-destruct ...   
      
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Search_of_Excellence   
      
   The book was a big thing and spun off seminars. The company I worked for   
   hosted one. Several of the 'excellent' companies are defunct or have went   
   through so many acquisitions their paternity is unknown.   
      
   Earlier, TI's 'matrix management' was the exemplar of how to structure a   
   company. TI is still around but has had its fiascos. The PC product line   
   was sold to Acer.   
      
   Relevant to the current climate, there was the Explorer, a LISP approach   
   to AI.   
      
   https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/1457638   
      
   1985 was a summertime for AI; the winter followed. The project should not   
   be confused with the more successful TI-15 Explorer aimed at grades 3-6.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)