[Matt Gemmell on *not* making tough design decisions][1]:
> The result is products that are riddled with cancer of the compromise. Yet our industry lionises the accompanying spec-sheets. Look at all these failures of imagination and commitment and *judiciousness*!
Well put piece, and the best explanation of why spec sheets don’t matter that I have seen.
[1]: http://mattgemmell.com/2013/07/15/constraints/