Thu, 27 Jun 2002 10:21:14 GMT

When good analysis turns bad…and costs you your job….
Story today from the Register about how Apple’s Australian PR Manager has been fired for sending out favorable Gartner research on the superior usability of the Apple over Wintel-based PCs. Seemingly Gartner hadn’t approved the release and when the story got picked up world-wide they hit the roof….be careful out there!