The Incumbent’s Curse!

This is an awesome article by Jean-Louis Gassee

I love the HP history, the MSFT fodder and the current view of the world at large –

http://www.mondaynote.com/2010/05/09/the-incumbent%E2%80%99s-curse-hp/:

The Incumbent’s Curse works like a neurotransmitter disease: it starts slowly, there is no brutal onset of symptoms. The patient’s good health of the moment encourages denial; but when the malady becomes obvious it’s hard to combat, it’s often too late.