Month: June 1998

“I have hundreds of readers scouring the Net for the coolest stuff. And since I have the coolest readers on the Net, they find it.”

Rob Malda, publisher of sneak-peeks-for-geeks site Slashdot, on his information-wants-to-be-free newsgathering operation, Salon 21st, 15 June 1998

“There is nothing sexier than a CEO who has a passion for his product.”

Christopher Barr, editor-in-chief of CNET, on the amorous attentions bossman Halsey Minor delivers to his work, The New York Times, 15 June 1998

“There are more than twice as many opportunities for Windows-based computer-services careers in America than there are for jobs focused on the combined proprietary technologies of IBM, Novell, Oracle and Unix.”

Microsoft Chairman, CEO, and Essayist-in-Chief Bill Gates, op-edding away on his company’s contributions to creating full employment for programmers, The Economist, 13 June 1998

“Silicon Valley is about the future, and I don’t know of any politician who has come out against the future.”

Dan Schnur, Republican political director of Technology Network, the Valley’s tech PAC wannabes, The New York Times, 11 June 1998

“It’s the equivalent of shaking hands, looking people in the eye, and knowing you have a deal.”

Irving Wladawsky-Berger, general manager of IBM’s Internet division, explaining why his company’s new Vault security technology would give consumers and merchants as much confidence in online transactions as they have in real-world ones, Reuters/Wired, 8 June 1998