“If customers are in the car and they hear a song they like, they can look it up and purchase it. In our mind, this is a cash register in every pocket.”
Warren Adams, director of product development at Amazon.com, on the Palm VII’s wireless e-commerce links to the giant online store, The New York Times, 4 October 1999
“There wasn’t much enthusiasm for the soundtrack from any of the Warner labels — it didn’t seem to turn anyone on.”
Gary LeMel, president of worldwide music at Warner Brothers, on his decision to toss the Three Kings movie soundtrack to CDnow and MP3.com for Internet distribution, instead of selling it through a Warner-owned label, New York Post, 1 October 1999
“We have periodically explored, and we continue to explore, many alternatives with respect to our Internet strategy and our ownership interest in Excite@Home.”
AT&T, Excite@Home’s majority shareholder, commenting on rumors that it wants to split up Excite.com from the @Home cable-modem network, CBS MarketWatch, 30 September 1999
“Lycos creates site to lure children”
News.com headline, describing a new Lycos effort to aggressively seek out minors, which suggests they could take tips from former Infoseek executive Patrick Naughton, News.com, 29 September 1999
“I have regrets about bookshops going out of business. It does give me pangs of conscience.”
Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos, crying all the way to the bank as his offline competitors take hits, ZDNN, 28 September 1999
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