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I've had the Lenovo article open in a tab since I read this story this morning, and finally found time to read it tonight. You're right--this one is a page-turner!

I liked "The Tale of the Missing SSDs" too, and I liked that there was a way around it, even though the review panel said, "No, this project is not ready to go further." The lesson was: Just go to the top! (Of course, you have to have an "in" with the top.)

I was also fascinated with the tiny details that are a part of the design process. The fact that the chief designer is disappointed in the final number of labels on the bottom of the case illustrates the attention that is paid to the minutest particular.

As for the idea of having the design engineers involved in reviews, I think it's a good one. It might make customers more satisfied with what comes out of the box if they saw how the designers and engineers worked for perfection. Sometimes there has to be a compromise, and maybe it would make more sense to us as users if we could see the steps that led to it.