Month: June 2004

“We’re big believers that the Internet is the future.”

Comcast president Steve Burke, showing a knack for picking up on technology trends with only a decade’s lag, The New York Times, 9 June 2004

“The way they are defining the market, they might block us from buying PeopleSoft but let Microsoft buy SAP. It’s insane.”

Oracle information minister Jim Finn, on the government’s opposition to its buying out the competition, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2004

“Dear person who sent me a yet-unanswered email, I apologize, but I am declaring email bankruptcy.”

Stanford law professor Larry Lessig, who didn’t mention anything about turning his overtaxed inbox over to a trustee, Wired News, 7 June 2004

“In our world, you will subscribe to the software and the hardware is free.”

Sun Microsystems president Jonathan Schwartz, on the company’s new discounting plan to move product, Reuters, 1 June 2004

“It’s hard to get on ‘Jerry Springer.’ But now there’s an infinite space for people to indulge this narcissistic hunger to be seen.”

Psychiatrist Armond Aserinsky, on the popularity of hot-or-not sites, The New York Times, 3 June 2004