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By one tally, we had spent $3 billion by 1987 for more than 150 cable companies, giving TCI reach into nearly 20 percent of U.S. homes. We had a sufficient lead—nearly twice as large as the number two player, Time Inc.’s ATC. A year later, we had no earnings but posted cash flow of $850 million—more than the cash flow of ABC, CBS, and NBC combined. With TCI getting some room to breathe, I began to feel more confident about the industry’s future and TCI’s prospects. I would need that confidence for what was coming.
Born to Be Wired
John Malone
Why Life Can’t Be Simpler
We’d all like life to be simpler. But we also don’t want to sacrifice our options and capabilities. Tesler’s law of the conservation of complexity, a rule from design, explains why we can’t have both. Here’s how the law can help us create better products and services by rethinking simplicity.
“Why can’t life be simple?”
Why Life Can’t Be Simpler
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But it will end. Just like it ended in 2000. There’s always a reversion to the mean. And even when it’s crazy, it still won’t be easy. You’ll still have to work for it. Details will still matter. Even if it looks easy, it never is. There are just varying degrees of difficulty—from damn hard to nearly impossible.
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