Nat Friedman Quotes

Software is now so complex - requiring so many gazillions of tiny files all over your computer - that most consumers don't want to bother to know what's really going on.

Before the commercial ventures, Linux tended to be rather hard to set up, because most of the developers were motivated mainly by their own interests.

But now they have it down to a real science where it's about an hour.

Red Carpet has a nice package abstraction layer that allows us to support RPMs and DEBs transparently.

What commercialism has brought into Linux has been the incentive to make a good distribution that is easy to use and that has all the packaging issues worked out.

Limit use of shareware and public domain software to systems without fixed disks. If you do use them on fixed disks, allocate separate subdirectories... Public domain or shareware software should never be placed in the root directory.

Putting Windows [3.11] on top of DOS is like putting whipped cream on a road apple [horse poop].

Microsoft has gotten so big that it can put out a Preview that will install itself without checking first to see if it has expired. The message here is that Microsoft's time is worth more than yours.... no start-up company could get away with being that arrogant.

Manufacturing all over the world has the benefit of efficiency. That's great. I support it.

Technology is a wonderful thing. It should reduce errors, save taxpayers money, and be a tool to help agencies accomplish their missions. It should not be a burden.

Most efforts to approximate normal human behavior in software tend to be creepy or annoying.

Mood-aware technologies would make personalized recommendations and encourage people to do things differently, better, or faster.

The world of design has been subjugated by the rigors of manufacturing and mass production.

I have always been a hard worker. I had to make some adjustments to find a way to make my delivery crisper and more repeatable.

I love sophisticated algorithms that help consumers in a tangible way.

At least since the Industrial Revolution, the world of design has been dominated by the rigors of manufacturing and mass production. Assembly lines have dictated a world made of parts, framing the imagination of designers and architects who have been trained to think about their objects as assemblies of discrete parts with distinct functions.

My role is to think about what the future could be for Airbnb - and that includes crafting an effortless and easy-to-use service on any platform, whether mobile, tablet, or Web.

Ours is a company that doesn't do annualized software, and so when we create a 'Zelda' game, when we create a 'Smash Bros.' game, or a 'Pokemon' experience comes on the platform, it needs to be exceptionally compelling because we plan on selling it for a very long time.

The iPad is an amazing phenomenon. It is disrupting the enterprise. If you are an average employee, you can do anything for HR and Finance on the iPad.

Technology has to be invisible. Transparent. Just simple.

Uniformity is the friend of scalability.

Workday is constantly looking into the future and, you know, building applications that stay modern and relevant.

The need to go digital remains a top priority for clients, and we are investing aggressively to drive innovation and deliver digital transformation.

If a company has a navigation system or a database or a virtual assistant they like better, Microsoft will meet them in the middle.

The Xbox is how the computer will be built in the next 20 years. More semiconductor capacity will go to the user experience.