骑上脱缰之马
Riding the runaway horse
Charles Kenney · 初版 1992 年
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这是一本关于早期计算机先驱的引人入胜的著作，讲述了他的公司如流星般的崛起以及同样如流星般的陨落。书中或许最令人唏嘘之处在于，Wang 性格中的根本缺陷在于他是一个控制狂，并决意除了儿子 Fred 之外不让任何人管理公司。加之公司在本质上沦为了单一产品型企业，当 PC 的出现导致对该产品（独立文字处理器）的需求烟消云散时，公司便迅速走向衰亡。
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一本关于失败的极好书籍是《Riding the Runaway Horse》，讲述的是王安电脑（Wang Computers）的兴衰史。这是一则关于傲慢与任人唯亲的警世寓言。https://www.amazon.com/Riding-Runaway-Horse-Decline-Laborato... 没能有更多这样的书写出来真是太遗憾了……
A great book on failure is "Riding the Runaway Horse," about the rise and fall of Wang Computers. A cautionary tale about hubris and nepotism. https://www.amazon.com/Riding-Runaway-Horse-Decline-Laborato... It is a real shame that more books aren't written…
我最喜欢的一本写失败的企业传记是《Riding the Runaway Horse》，讲述王安电脑的兴衰。他们当年确实遥遥领先于时代，但王安对家族传承的执念最终毁了这一切。
My favorite failure biography was Riding the Runaway Horse, the rise and fall of Wang Computers. They were really ahead of their time. But Wang’s obsession with his family’s legacy unwound it.
《Riding the Runaway Horse: The Rise and Decline of Wang Laboratories》 《The Brain Makers: The History of Artificial Intelligence – Genius, Ego, And Greed In The Quest For Machines That Think》（在现实生活中亲眼目睹了这段历史……
Riding the Runaway Horse: The Rise and Decline of Wang Laboratories The Brain Makers: The History of Artificial Intelligence – Genius, Ego, And Greed In The Quest For Machines That Think (having seen this history in real life…