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I've seen this movie before. The next step is to hire Linus Torvalds.

For those that don't get the reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmeta

It's also covered in the article:

"Industry skepticism is likely. The notion of abstracting software from chip hardware has been tried by companies such as Transmeta, a startup born in the mid-1990s that labored for years in secret on technology based on translating computing instructions in novel ways. The startup ultimately failed."

But is it the fastest way to burn through the cash? Moving to a fancy office would be more efficient.

Aeron chairs. Lots of them.

Standing desks, motorized standing desks are the new Aeron of this bubble.

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