“You‘ve got to start with the customer experience and work backwards to the technology.”

—  Steve Jobs

May 1997, World Wide Developers Conference (online video) http://everystevejobsvideo.com/qa-with-steve-jobs-wwdc-1997/52:15/52:22
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