Month: July 2005

“HP has decided that reselling iPods does not fit within the company’s current digital entertainment strategy.”

Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris, on Hewlett-Packard’s decision to drop the iPod, Wired News, 29 July 2005

“As responsible corporations, Cisco and ISS have a thorough process of disclosure and communication in talking about matters such as this.”

Cisco spokesbot John Noh, on his company’s efforts to prevent an ISS security researcher from disclosing a bug in his company’s router software, Wired News, 27 July 2005

“I believe the world is breaking up into millions of media brands, in a world we thought was going to end up in the hands of Rupert Murdoch.”

AlwaysOn publisher Tony Perkins, on launching a red herring for his new social networking service, GoingOn, SiliconBeat, 18 July 2005

“The worst part is that any time you lose a unique voice, journalism as a whole suffers.”

Former Wired News editor Jon Rochmis, on the tragic lack of a free, global medium which would allow laid-off reporters to publish their thoughts, News.com, 26 July 2005

“So, while the pie is slowly expanding and we can always use more, the bigger driver right now are that the shifts within the pie favor us.”

Oracle executive Chuck Phillips, on making money in enterprise software, News.com, 25 July 2005