Month: October 2004

“No administration has ever mounted such a comprehensive approach to defending America’s gift to the world — our creativity.”

RIAA president Mitch Bainwol, on Justice Department recommendations that file sharers do hard time, 14 October 2004

“One of the most amazing things over the last six or seven years is watching Microsoft basically get a monopoly over the browser and then not use it.”

Netscape founder Marc Andreessen, on Microsoft’s bizarrely benign behavior, PC Advisor, 8 October 2004

“I don’t know about all this talk about a revolution in media habits.”

Gawker Media publisher Nick Denton, who minds the talk, not the revolution, The New York Times, 10 October 2004

“The direction is down significantly.”

Oracle co-president Safra Catz, dumping on the prospects of PeopleSoft, a company she ostensibly would like to acquire, Forbes.com, 11 October 2004

“All I can say is that it was a horrible call.”

David Menlow, president of the IPO Financial Network, apologizing for telling investors to avoid Google, up $50 since its debut, The New York Times, 6 October 2004