Hawkins questions: What is my philosophy for designing a product that is successful in the marketplace? I start with thinking about what is the right thing to build, but can I make a difference? It isn’t about getting 5 great people together and figuring out a cool project. The goal in our case has been to bring the benefits of personal computing to a much broader audience.
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