Month: October 2005

“Our members want to have their content on the Internet, but they don’t want it taken without their approval.”

Patricia Schroeder, president of the Association of American Publishers, on her plan to follow up the Google lawsuit by stationing armed guards at libraries to prevent unauthorized reading of books, NewsFactor Network, 20 October 2005

“Ajax only lets you send JavaScript down. You will see that extend to other capabilities in the Windows environment.”

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, on bringing the security and stability of Windows to the Web, News.com, 19 October 2005

“There are entire newsrooms, such as the one at Forbes, that consist entirely of Macintoshes. Apparently nobody but me finds this weird.”

Pundit John C. Dvorak, who apparently slept through the whole desktop-publishing thing, PC Magazine, 17 October 2005

“It’s a hard living. It’s like being a sharecropper.”

EarthLink CEO Garry Betty, on the business of reselling high-speed Internet connections, News.com, 18 October 2005

“Developing countries, which are facing danger of terrorist attacks, have been singularly chosen to provide such high resolutions.”

Indian president A. P. J. Abdul kalam, accusing Google of singling out his country in its mapping service, The Times of India, 17 October 2005