Comments on: Alan Kay, HP research guru given the pink slip? http://gigaom.com/2005/07/21/alan-kay-hp-research-guru-given-the-pink-slip/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:26:30 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Marc's Voice http://gigaom.com/2005/07/21/alan-kay-hp-research-guru-given-the-pink-slip/#comment-18795 Marc's Voice Tue, 26 Jul 2005 07:53:23 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/07/21/alan-kay-hp-research-guru-given-the-pink-slip/#comment-18795 <p><strong>Bunch o Links</strong></p> <p>I'll be travelling and trying to blog Rafat's party - but in the mean time - here's a bunch of stuff I wanna unleash: 1. Needless to say I think that the Konfabulator purchase continues ot show who's thinking forward, open and kicking serious boote...</p> Bunch o Links

I’ll be travelling and trying to blog Rafat’s party – but in the mean time – here’s a bunch of stuff I wanna unleash: 1. Needless to say I think that the Konfabulator purchase continues ot show who’s thinking forward, open and kicking serious boote…

]]> By: Ash http://gigaom.com/2005/07/21/alan-kay-hp-research-guru-given-the-pink-slip/#comment-18794 Ash Sat, 23 Jul 2005 06:04:20 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/07/21/alan-kay-hp-research-guru-given-the-pink-slip/#comment-18794 <p>Didn't Alan also work for Atari in the design of the 800 and 400 computers? And then the chipset that Atari alumni walked to Commodore for the Amiga? Anyone remember the history here.</p> <p>I still have my copy of De Re Atari!</p> <p>For a company like HP, who dares to use the tagline INVENT, the bad publicity of letting Mr. Kay go not only goes against the grain, but also removes someone who should be mentoring young engineers at a time where it seriously needs true innovations.</p> Didn’t Alan also work for Atari in the design of the 800 and 400 computers? And then the chipset that Atari alumni walked to Commodore for the Amiga? Anyone remember the history here.

I still have my copy of De Re Atari!

For a company like HP, who dares to use the tagline INVENT, the bad publicity of letting Mr. Kay go not only goes against the grain, but also removes someone who should be mentoring young engineers at a time where it seriously needs true innovations.

]]> By: Wes Felter http://gigaom.com/2005/07/21/alan-kay-hp-research-guru-given-the-pink-slip/#comment-18793 Wes Felter Fri, 22 Jul 2005 16:35:16 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/07/21/alan-kay-hp-research-guru-given-the-pink-slip/#comment-18793 <p>After PARC, Apple, Disney, and HP, Kay is probably used to it by now. He's a famous visionary, but his work doesn't make money, so he lives off the patronage of big tech companies. Next up, Google?</p> After PARC, Apple, Disney, and HP, Kay is probably used to it by now. He’s a famous visionary, but his work doesn’t make money, so he lives off the patronage of big tech companies. Next up, Google?

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