Apparently you can be an exec at Apple and have an engineering degree from MIT but still not be able to hook up a network.

Choice quote? ““We can’t even handle the plugs right,” said Norman, scoffing at the industry’s inability to agree on standards for power cords”” Last I checked power cords were all three prong in the PC industry. For the actual computers that is. Aside from that, generic power supplies for peripheral devices are available and do cost far less than an original power supply that shipped with a given product. It’s just that you don’t get the assurances of the manufacturer backing it up. Caveat emptor.

I’ll leave you with this finishing thought. I think it reflected on his lack of perception that everyone can’t do everything more than whatever his intended effect was. “I have a degree from MIT. I’m an engineer and was an executive at Apple,” Norman said while discussing his own home network. “And I hired someone to hook it up.” .. and I bet he couldn’t fly a plane in two days, either.