出發點

The older I get, the more I see how much motivations matter. The Zune was crappy because the people at Microsoft don't really love music or art the way we do. We won because we personally love music. We made the iPod for ourselves, and when you're doing something for yourself, or your best friend or family, you're not going to cheese out. If you don't love something, you're not going to go the extra mile, work the extra weekend, challenge the status quo as much.

-- Steve Jobs


年紀愈大，我愈能體會 "出發點" 的重要。Zune 之所以那麼蹩腳，是因為微軟的人不像我們是真心熱愛音樂藝術。我們勝出的原因在於，我們本身就熱愛音樂。我們是在為自己設計iPod。當你是在為自己或自己最好的朋友、家人做一些事情時，你絕不會敷衍了事。如果你不愛一樣東西，你就不會願意多用一分心力、多花一個週末加班、盡全力挑戰現狀。

-─ 賈伯斯