Adam Osborne
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Biography
Adam Osborne was a British author, software publisher, and computer designer who founded several companies in the United States and elsewhere. He introduced the Osborne 1, the first commercially successful portable computer.
"I liken myself to Henry Ford and the auto industry, I give you 90 percent of what most people need."
"People think computers will keep them from making mistakes. They're wrong. With computers you make mistakes faster."
"The future lies in designing and selling computers that people don't realize are computers at all."
"The guy who knows about computers is the last person you want to have creating documentation for people who don't understand computers."
"We can learn from IBM's successful history that you don't have to have the best product to become number one. You don't even have to have a good product."
"Money coming in says I've made the right marketing decisions."