Buzzword Bingo: Zero-sum Game

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A while back I explained what Orders of Magnitude is all about as it's one of those overused but poorly understood terms. In the same vein I was pleased to see Mark Harrison's explanation of Zero Sum Gain. It's a phrase I hear a fair bit from people like Bill Gates and others but I never really took the time to understand it - I also thought it would look stupid to stop Bill and ask him :)

Here you go then - Zero-sum game explained