“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
Month: June 2005
THE REAL WORLD: WASHINGTON, D.C.
“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
“SHARE” AND SHARE ALIKE
“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
NOWADAYS, I SUPPOSE, IT’S ALL ABOUT THE TURIONS
“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
NOT INVENTED HERE? WRAP IT UP!
“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
NIGHT OF THE LIVING UNREAD
“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
YOU COULD SAY IT’S INSTRUMENTAL TO OUR BUSINESS MODEL
“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
