“I don’t necessarily believe we’re a great barometer of corporate spending.”
Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy, on not reading his company’s soft sales as an economic portent, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 June 2005
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Digerati say the cutest things.
“I don’t necessarily believe we’re a great barometer of corporate spending.”
Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy, on not reading his company’s soft sales as an economic portent, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 June 2005
“Knowing we were right legally really still isn’t the same thing as being right in the real world.”
Former record-industry lobbyist Hilary Rosen, on the rich fantasy life of the music labels, Huffington Post, 27 June 2005
“We’re grabbing that word and saying … we own the word ‘share.'”
Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy, not quite embracing his company’s new message, News.com, 24 June 2005
“Our raps are filled with braggadocio, but instead of boasting about our bitches, blunts, Benzes or Benjamins, maybe we talk about our math skills or the efficiency of our code.”
Geeksta rapper Dan Maynes-Aminzade, on his withering insults, Wired News, 23 June 2005
“Acquisitions and innovation are not two separate things.”
Cisco CTO Charles Giancarlo, on buying its way out of skimping on R&D, News.com, 22 June 2005
“The truth is, I probably haven’t read your blog in weeks. Months maybe.”
Cluetrain Manifesto coauthor David Weinberger, on opting out of the conversation altogether, Journal of the Hyperlinked Organization, 20 June 2005
“We see music as a strong and compelling part of the non-voice part of wireless, no question about it.”
Cingular spokesman Mark Siegel, on the company’s plan to overcharge users for songs, too, Wired News, 17 June 2005