Month: May 2005

“It was a mixed blessing. It turned out that Paris was too hot for our servers.”

Carl’s Jr. executive Brad Haley, on the burger chain’s failure to satisfy its customers’ hunger for Paris Hilton videos, News.com, 23 May 2005

“One of my goals for this whole thing has been to give somebody an awe-inspiring global view of reality, almost like a drug- induced epiphany with a computer.”

Sims creator Will Wright, on the inspiration for his latest game, Spore, Wired News, 20 May 2005

“The value of more information so overwhelms its misuse that we’ve not had material problems there.”

Google CEO Eric Schmidt, on the risks of making personal information easy to find, News.com, 19 May 2005

“I’ve lost track of the number of times people have said the personal computer has reached its limits.”

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, on the potential for computers to run spyware and virus programs ever faster, BusinessWeek, 13 May 2005

“What we’re doing is giving players the right to use these items for a period of time. But that doesn’t mean they own the items. That’s like getting a gym membership and saying you own the equipment. You don’t.”

Sony executive John Smedley, on cracking down on Everquest players who trade virtual items they gained through hours of play, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2005