Month: June 2004

“We feel that while we could run Comdex profitably this year, it really wouldn’t serve the interests of the broader IT industry.”

Eric Faurot, vice president of event organizer MediaLive, on cancelling this year’s Comdex show, News.com, 23 June 2004

“We’re encouraging the software engineers to submit papers where it makes sense, particularly where it is landmark work and it is really important that other people know.”

Craig Nevill-Manning, director of Google’s East Coast programmer posse, on the search engine’s new open-research policy, The Age, 21 June 2004

“To compete with the regular media, it’s important to be where the media is.”

Blogger Michele Catalano, on obtaining media credentials for the Democrats’ convention, USA Today, 21 June 2004

“Very few people actually read these reports.”

Oracle president Chuck Phillips, describing the value of his work as a Wall Street analyst under oath, News.com, 18 June 2004

“Our strategy remains the same, with some shifts in timings and focus and a pruning of our portfolio.”

Nokia CEO Jorma Ollila, on dropping some of his company’s dorkier models of phones, The Guardian, 15 June 2004