What I don't understand about Microsoft, Intel, and everything

Courtesy CNET Tech blog  Thu, 02/28/2008 - 8:02am

There are lots of things I don't understand. They make me crazy. But don't worry, it isn't contagious.

What I don't understand

How was Lou Gerstner able to reposition a zillion year-old company like IBM from big iron to services, while Jerry Yang doesn't even know where to begin reinventing Yahoo!?

Why does my wife clean the house before the cleaning people come?

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