Month: November 1997

“The Internet to me is one big network.”

Cisco CEO John Chambers, showing his technical mastery of networking, CNET Radio, 18 November 1997

“The PC is too complex and imposing for many customers. For the market to keep growing, the PC has got to become more appliance-like.”

Compaq CEO Eckhard Pfeiffer, speaking at Comdex on new directions for the personal computer industry, News.com, 17 November 1997

“I could give a speech at any of the companies and pass myself off as a member of their executive committee.”

Novell chief executive and former Sun god Eric Schmidt, on the buddy-buddy nature of the anti-Microsoft alliance assembled at Ralph Nader’s recent D.C. confab, The Washington Post, 16 November 1997

“The computer really changes what teaching is all about. For one thing, office hours now are outdated.”

Michael J. Hyde, professor of communications ethics at Wake Forest University, on the changes wrought by the issuing of a laptop to every student on campus, The New York Times, 13 November 1997

“You never, ever want to compete with Microsoft. And even if they want to compete with you, you run away and do something else.”

Yahoo! cofounder Jerry Yang, on his company’s bold plans to deal with Microsoft’s entry into the Net search biz, News.com, 10 November 1997