#GordonMoore felt that the lesson of #Microma was that #Intel should stay out of consumer products. But the WHY is more important: Intel never had a plan and wasn't ready to adapt to changing consumer tastes or to market their #DigitalWatch effectively. In the end, #Seiko and #Casio succeeded by following the Microma business plan but also listening to customers.

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Gordon Moore was notably humble and wore a simple digital watch for years to remind him of his greatest business failure: #Intel's purchase of #Microma, the hottest Silicon Valley startup of 1972. This is the story of Intel's dalliance with consumer products, Moore's "$15 million watch"!
https://grail-watch.com/2023/03/26/gordon-moores-15-million-watch-the-story-of-intel-and-microma/