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# Douglas Gwyn

(1947)

 **3** quotes in **25** categories

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## Quick Facts About Douglas Gwyn

Born November 30, 1947

##  Quotes by Douglas Gwyn

> [After all, if you have the majority of customers, then what you do becomes the standard. Your competitors have little choice but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-gwyn/after-all-if-you-have-the-majority-of-customers-then-what-you-do/)

Douglas Gwyn

[Bad idea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad-idea/)

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> [Unix was not designed to stop you from doing stupid things, because that would also stop you from doing clever things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-gwyn/unix-was-not-designed-to-stop-you-from-doing-stupid-things-because/)

Douglas Gwyn

[Clever](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clever/)

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> [GUIs normally make it simple to accomplish simple actions and impossible to accomplish complex actions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-gwyn/guis-normally-make-it-simple-to-accomplish-simple-actions-and/)

Douglas Gwyn

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