IDG Contributor Network: A team or B team?

As a former product manager, I was curious about whether the concept of A team versus B team existed within IT organizations as well. To facilitate this #CIOChat, I told participants about a person that I met at Apple several years ago. This person’s business card read “Newton Scapegoat”. I obviously asked, “why would someone take on such a title?” The person said that Apple’s A team was spun off as General Magic. For those that do not remember, General Magic