Month: February 2005

“An angry mob using high technology, that’s not good.”

Blogger Rony Abovitz, on sparking the controversy that led to the downfall of CNN news chief Eason Jordan, The New York Times, 14 February 2005

“It’s kind of an arbitrary thing. We could take beta off all of our products tomorrow, and we wouldn’t actually have accomplished anything.”

Google cofounder Larry Page, on keeping products in interminable beta tests, News.com, 11 February 2005

“We don’t spend our time thinking about Amazon.”

Robot Co-op founder Josh Peterson, on getting an investment from former employer Amazon.com, News.com, 9 February 2005

“While I regret the board and I have differences about how to execute HP’s strategy, I respect their decision.”

Carly Fiorina, on stepping down as Hewlett-Packard’s CEO, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 February 2005

“The open source development approach encourages the creation of many permutations of the same type of software application.”

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, who knows a thing or two about putting out endless permutations of the same software, Microsoft.com, 3 February 2005