"Subsequent to the original Quicken, the whole idea that we, as a consumer products company, could actually make business products, that was a whole revolution in our thinking"
- Scott Cook
About this Quote
This quote by Scott Cook is describing the advancement of the original Quicken software application. Quicken was an innovative product for the consumer products company that Cook belonged of, as it was the very first time they had actually ventured into business products market. This was a major shift in the company's thinking, as they had previously just concentrated on customer products. The development of Quicken showed that the company was capable of creating business products, and this opened up a whole new world of possibilities for the business. It was a significant turning point in the business's history, and it altered the way they thought of their abilities.
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