“It’s rather strange that we would have such a tremendous response for the purchase of a laptop computer, and laptop computers that probably have less-than-desirable attributes.”
Henrico County official Paul Proto, on the stampede that resulted from putting used iBooks on sale for $50, BBC News, 17 August 2005
“We’re diluting both our management and our resources by focusing on two brands.”
Salon.com CEO Elizabeth Hambrecht, on putting The Well on the auction block, News.com, 16 August 2005
“Typically we’re not going to repurpose a fashion show as a podcast. But an interview with Kate Hudson, that would work fine.”
Bernard Gershon, a digital-media executive with the ABC television network, on finding another way to avoid creating original content for the Web, Wired News, 15 August 2005
“I exist for business reasons. I do not exist as a PR stunt or as sort of an olive branch.”
Bill Hilf, director of a Linux computer lab at Microsoft, distinguishing himself from, say, his colleagues who are paid to blog, News.com, 12 August 2005
“The goal remains for us to separate spammers from their money.”
Microsoft general counsel Brad Smith, on the company’s policy of treating spammers just like the rest of its customers, Wired News, 9 August 2005
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