Archive for November, 1998

FIRST, WE EMPLOY ALL THE LAWYERS

November 12, 1998

“There is a huge economy in Silicon Valley based on Microsoft.”

Heidi Roizen, a consultant to Microsoft on developer relations, The Seattle Times, 11 November 1998

FASTER PUSSYCAT, SEND, SEND!

November 11, 1998

“It slows down communication if everybody is stopping and thinking about what they write. It’s chilling. I don’t like it.”

@Home CEO Tom Jermoluk, on the evils of actually putting thought into emails one writes, The New York Times, 11 November 1998

ONLY MICROSOFT GETS TO DO THAT

November 10, 1998

“Intel was wasting its money by writing low-quality software that created incompatibilities for users.”

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, describing how Intel treaded on his company’s exclusive turf, News.com, 9 November 1998

CORPORATE WOULDN’T APPROVE “OH YEAH?”

November 9, 1998

“Oh.”

Amazon.com responding to Barnes & Noble responding to Amazon.com, as the online booksellers duke it out with press releases, PR Newswire, 6 November 1998

OFFICER, THIS IS A SET-UP

November 6, 1998

“This sets up to be a virtual bonanza for every book lover in the world.”

Barnes & Noble chairman Len Riggio, on his plans to merge Ingram Book Group, the largest book distributor in the world, with B&N, the largest bricks-and-mortar bookseller in the world, a move sure not to to raise eyebrows at the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust department, News.com, 6 November 1998