November 27th 2007
This explains a lot
“There’s no one in the record industry that’s a technologist,” Morris explains. “That’s a misconception writers make all the time, that the record industry missed this. They didn’t. They just didn’t know what to do. It’s like if you were suddenly asked to operate on your dog to remove his kidney. What would you do?”
Personally, I would hire a vet. But to Morris, even that wasn’t an option. “We didn’t know who to hire,” he says, becoming more agitated. “I wouldn’t be able to recognize a good technology person — anyone with a good bullshit story would have gotten past me.”
Were there no children or grandchildren of executives that could be consulted with over Christmas or Thanksgiving dinner? Were there no trustworthy and hip interns who didn’t think of a computer as a magic box? There’s not anyone at all affiliated with the music industry that could be used as a BS filter?
That’s pathetic management.
Via nymag.com, Boing Boing and Gizmodo
