Month: February 2001

“There is such a negative sentiment about Web content out there. Given the current environment, it did not make sense to continue the business.”

Icebox CEO Steve Stanford, on how venture capitalists’ refusal to stuff more money in his pockets not only killed his company but hurt his feelings, Nando Times, 7 February 2001

“It’s the open source concept, but one notch better, because the source wouldn’t be open.”

Corel CEO Derek Burney, showing that the Microsoft brain implant he received along with a $125 million investment in his company is receiving signals from Redmond just fine, PC World, 6 February 2001

“It cost us about $150 million to fail at Go.com. But now this company is fluent in the Internet vocabulary.”

Disney CEO Michael Eisner, on the company’s online tuition bill, Salon.com, 7 February 2001

“I look at Linux as yet another Unix…. It’s a kissing cousin. I don’t think Solaris and Linux would be allowed to marry.”

Sun CEO Scott McNealy, raising unanticipated legal concerns about his company’s recent acquisition of a Linux server manufacturer, News.com, 6 February 2001

“There really isn’t much value in free.”

Microsoft executive Doug Miller — who works for a company that provides free email, a free browser, and six months of free Internet access — on the value of Linux, Wired News, 31 January 2001