A biography for Steven Sinofskyhasn’t been written yet.
“No matter how you look at it, one person cannot be evaluated and paid in isolation of budgets.”
“Macintosh felt like a system. As I learned more, I felt like I was able to guess how new things would work. I felt like the bugs in my programs were more my bugs and not things I misunderstood.”
“Things will absolutely go wrong. In a healthy team, as soon as things go wrong, that information should be surfaced. Trying to hide or obscure bad news creates an environment of distrust or lack of transparency.”
“From a product development perspective, choosing whether a technology is disruptive at a potential moment is key.”
“My father, an entrepreneur but hardly a technologist, was looking to buy a computer to 'automate' our family business. In 1981, he characteristically dove head first into computing and bought an Osborne I.”
“With the general availability of Windows 8/RT and Surface, I have decided it is time for me to take a step back from my responsibilities at Microsoft.”
“I've always advocated using the break between product cycles as an opportunity to reflect and to look ahead, and that applies to me, too.”
“It is impossible to count the blessings I have received over my years at Microsoft. I am humbled by the professionalism and generosity of everyone I have had the good fortune to work with at this awesome company.”
“BlackBerry required tethering for some routine operations, and for many, the only way to integrate corporate mail was to keep a PC running all the time.”
“The industrial revolution that defined the first half of the 20 century marked the start of modern business, typified by high-volume, large-scale organizations. Mechanization created a culture of business derived from the capabilities and needs of the time.”
“Despite demand, the BlackBerry avoided offering generalized web browsing support.”
“I always feel great. I get to come to work every day and see the build from the night before, and every day we do more stuff.”
“While my friends were busy listening to the Talking Heads, Police, and B-52s, I was busy teaching myself to program on the Atari.”