Software, such as word-processing or spreadsheet programs, is almost infinitely customizable, Lucas says. It's kind of like Tinker Toys. Then there are the projects discussed but unseen. Marian Williams, an assistant professor of computer science at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell and co-chair of the conference, mentions a project that places computer chips in floor tiles and records the movement of people throughout a room. Not quite, everyone seems to agree.
Most products go through three distinct phases, broadening their customer base at each turn.
They put up with anything. But I think we're right on the knee of that curve. I think all of us are very conscious of that. So far, at least, it has had absolutely no effect whatsoever on their performance. All rights reserved.