most of us who write software achieve our greatest work before age 30. as i grow older i know how important it is to access fertile young minds! we work hard to stay ahead because we know any kid working in his garage can put us out of business. the first rule of the software business is: those who don't innovate are doomed to die. that's why we work so hard to invent or acquire great new applications. consumers don't care where new ideas come from, just so long as they're offered at competitive prices. isn't that what the free market's about? sure, we like being #1, but it's pressure, too. this business is binary: you're a zero or a one. i've been called "aggressive" but to me, that's really a compliment. look at all the jobs and technologies my "aggression" has created. we really are a family here at outpost. i think that's why outsiders sometimes sees us as "cultish" or "secretive." is loyalty and group spirit somehow "sinister" nowadays?