“Do you think if you’re hunkered down and someone’s shooting at you in your car, you’re going to be able to sit there and look for Control or Alt or Function?”
San Jose police sergeant Don DeMers, on the Silicon Valley city’s needlessly complex police-car computers, The New York Times, 11 November 2004
“We underestimated the likelihood and significance of competition, primarily from Blockbuster and Amazon.”
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, on slashing prices to stem customer defections to cheaper DVD rental services, News.com, 5 November 2004
“Being an alternative browser in today’s market is a challenge.”
Mozilla Foundation president Mitchell Baker, on persuading people to surf on the wild side, News.com, 9 November 2004
“This is going to fundamentally change people’s perspective on television.”
Microsoft executive Moshe Lichtman, on entering the cable set-top market, Seattle Times, 9 November 2004
“The Internet is making retail highly competitive because it gives the consumer so much power.”
Industry analyst James Roper, on e-commerce’s contribution to Britain’s low inflation, News.com, 8 November 2004
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