jcj - It's not about minimising, it's about an honest appraisal of what went on. BZ's role was that of a product evangelist and publicist and for better or worse, his approach rubbed many people up the wrong way.
He did not have the relevant contemporary qualifications or practical experience to make decisions on implementation detail. He did, however, have confidence in the teams under him - but the way he went about expressing it was arguably counter-productive for some.
As an aside, the Space Shuttle programme was pitched to NASA as a "space truck", but at no point did the veteran astronaut crews take umbrage at the term, nor did they consider it demeaning to their role and skillset.
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