That’s Quotable [Steve Jobs]
"Quality is more important than quantity, and in the end, it’s a better financial decision anyway.One home run is much better than two doubles."
Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer as quoted in BusinessWeek Online (February 6, 2006)
Wouldn’t two doubles be technically “worth” the same? First batter gets to 2nd base, 2nd better gets to 2nd base, which also advances the existing runner on 2nd, to home. Two doubles and one homerun both score a run.
BUT! With two doubles, you’ve also got another player in scoring position!
Just my $.02 and I don’t even watch baseball that much!
Of course that’s not to say I don’t think quantity isn’t better than quality. However you wouldn’t notice that given my spelling of “batter” as “better” above, unless of course he could be seen as the better batter!
Maybe the baserunners at Apple are really slow. They can’t score from second on a double. Or, maybe we need to help Jobs create a better metaphor for why quality is better than quantity.
tony
It sounds to be like Microsoft’s doing some layoffs soon. There going to get rid of the dead weight of those crazy guys hitting doubles. And those guys hitting triples better hit some homeruns because Steve says homeruns are good financial decisions & the triplers want to keep their jobs. Ahh, and we wonder why people use steroids.
–RC of strangeculture.blogspot.com