Month: May 1999

“The Net won’t change everything, but it’s one more tool to overcome the destiny of biology.”

Net pundit and venture capitalist Esther Dyson, on the gender-leveling effects of mailing list flame wars, The New York Times, 16 May 1999

“We’re a company that’s about the computing experience and not just computer hardware.”

Gateway president Jeffrey Weitzen, explaining why the post-PC maker is investing $200 million in Internet holding company CMGI rather than, say, lowering prices, News.com, 13 May 1999

“I’ll run [the Washington Capitals hockey team] and manage it like a fan does. I hope to be the voice of the fan, like I was the voice of the member at AOL.”

America Online executive Ted Leonsis, explaining why he’s going to be dicking around with the sports team he bought rather than coming up with a strategy to save AOL’s broadband bacon, The Washington Post, 13 May 1999

“We’re in a very lucky point in time as designers. The conventions aren’t set, and there’s so much flux. I’m enjoying a need from my clients that’s much higher than it ever was in print.”

Print hack designer Roger Black, explaining why he can charge clients more for shoddy Web work than he can for good print work, Business Week, 12 May 1999

“In one year the only way you’ll be able to order software from Oracle is through our Web store. We’re going to be the e-businessest of e-businesses…. If you don’t think that your industry will be e-businessed, you’re wrong. E-business is a big deal.”

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, explaining why there’s no business like e-business, Infoworld, 10 May 1999