Month: July 1997

“Given the new leadership in the company, I do not believe that I would be able to operate very effectively.”

Former Apple executive VP Ellen Hancock, News.com, 9 July 1997

“People have the tendency to look at Nynex like the great monster and take swipes at us. But we’re just 60,000 individuals who make up one company.”

Tom Maguire, Nynex’s managing director of operations, Wired News, 8 July 1997

“Many small ISPs are looking to refocus or transition out of the dial-up access business. We can leverage our economies of scale to help them make a financially rewarding exit from the dial-up access space, all while allowing them to preserve their existing Internet services businesses.”

Sky Dayton, founder and chairman of EarthLink Network, company press release, 7 July 1997

“Every night when I say my prayers, I thank the Lord for the Internet.”

Cyberpreneur and florist Bob Deak, New York Times CyberTimes, 7 July 1997

“I’d rather have the technology ahead of its time because it costs you twice as much and takes you twice as long to be the second to market.”

Informix Chairman and CEO Phil White, Upside.com, 1 July 1997