One of the problems with posing a 'bold new plan' is that you can't just extrapolate from previous plans.

Software is a gas ! It expands to fit the container it is in !

Ultimately, my Ph.D. is in mathematical physics, focusing on quantum field theory and curved space-time, and I worked with Stephen Hawking.

The whole hardware industry has experienced the phenomenon in which every time computers get cheaper, they appeal to a new set of users; every time they get more powerful, old customers upgrade.

Technological 'revolutions' don't really overthrow anything - they simply append a new and dynamic market to that which went before.

Most decisions are seat-of-the-pants judgments. You can create a rationale for anything. In the end, most decisions are based on intuition and faith.

Software sucks because users demand it to.