SUCCESS HAS MADE A FAILURE OF OUR SUPPLY CHAIN

“We’ve been blessed with this great problem of worldwide success.”

Sony executive Jack Tretton, on the launch of the PlayStation Portable, GameSpot, 24 March 2005

SADLY, “ATTACK OF THE CLONES” WILL STILL SUCK

“We’ve all gone to the cinema and seen scratches and little flickers on the screen as the film gets older. With the digital format there is no difference in the quality from the first screening to the thousandth screening.”

Kevin Cummins, operations director or Digital Cinema Limited, on keeping movies as good as they were the day they were released, ElectricNews.net, 22 March 2005

I LEAVE THAT TO OBSESSIVE INTERNET POSTERS

“That’s not my job, to make people like my movies.”

George Lucas, explaining his devil-may-care approach to filmmaking, The Guardian, 21 March 2005

SHOOT ‘EM UP, RING ‘EM UP

“If you don’t believe in the self-expression thing, so be it.”

Microsoft executive J Allard, on enabling Xbox users to be shameless consumerists online, too, Wired News, 20 March 2005

THE BRAND CALLED YOU

“Our first order of business will be to reestablish financial credibility.”

Harry You, on resigning from Oracle after eight months as its chief financial officer to head up consulting firm BearingPoint, San Jose Business Journal, 18 March 2005