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“Most people who bother with the matter at all would admit that the English language is in a bad way, but it is generally assumed that we cannot by conscious action do anything about it. Our civilization is decadent and our language—so the argument runs—must inevitably share in the general collapse. It follows that any struggle against the abuse of language is a sentimental archaism, like preferring candles to electric light or hansom cabs to aeroplanes. Underneath this lies the half-conscious belief that language is a natural growth and not an instrument which we shape for our own purposes. —George Orwell, 1946”
― Phil Simon, Message Not Received: Why Business Communication Is Broken and How to Fix It

“Cell phones have made people reachable virtually everywhere at anytime. Cheap digital storage, WiFi, and smartphones equipped with digital cameras and recorders mean that people can broadcast as much of their lives as they want in real time.”
― Phil Simon, The Age of the Platform: How Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google Have Redefined Business

“people need simple, secure, powerful, integrated, and user-friendly ways to create, consume, purchase, share, and manage their content.”
― Phil Simon, The Age of the Platform: How Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google Have Redefined Business

“Today, competition can come from just about anywhere at any time. No business is completely safe, especially in the long-term.”
― Phil Simon, The Age of the Platform: How Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google Have Redefined Business

“The most vibrant platforms embrace third-party collaboration. The companies behind these platforms seek to foster symbiotic and mutually beneficial relationships with users, customers, partners, vendors, developers, and the community at large.”
― Phil Simon, The Age of the Platform: How Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google Have Redefined Business

“What exactly makes a great platform? It’s about what your business puts into its platform and what your consumers and/or business partners get out of it. And that’s the point. A platform either fits into an overall corporate strategy or it doesn’t.”
― Phil Simon, The Age of the Platform: How Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google Have Redefined Business

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― Phil Simon, The Age of the Platform: How Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google Have Redefined Business