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[–] Num10ck 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)

thats when the MBAs took over from the nerds because there was way too much money, and somehow not enough.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Remember the days when the CEO of tech/manufacturing was actually an engineer or PhD researcher. Not many companies have that nowadays.

[–] Num10ck 8 points 1 day ago

supposedly it goes in long cycles. during boom times, sales/marketing take over to squeeze out profits and market share. during bust times, development/engineering takes over to evolve the offerings. we just had a really long boom cycle and it appears to be finally busting.