Randy Pitchford Quotes
When people take risks and it's not rewarded, in the case of 'Mirror's Edge,' it's makes it harder for others to be comfortable taking risks.
Pitchford, Randy. "Pitchford: Mirror's Edge Sales Makes Taking Risks Harder." Computer and Video Games, Future Publishing, 14 July 2009.
He was referring to projects like the ObamaCare website. This was then only the most recent failure of a major IT government project. The IRS has for years been unsuccessful and developing a system for tax filing. And the Defense Department tried to develop a standardized programming language—ADA—that failed miserably despite all the pressure the government put on companies. Microsoft and Google rarely meet their own internal deadlines for development of a major innovative product, and that is typical as there is risk in many parts of a system and further risk as to whether they work together, and then whether they work with heavy use, etc.
Randy Pitchford is an American businessman. He co-founded video game development studio Gearbox Software in 1999, and was president and CEO for the company.