“The reviews [on Listen.com] are not judgmental — this is not a journalistic property per se. It’s more like, ‘What does the music sound like? What mood does it evoke?'”
Rob Reid, CEO of Listen.com and author of Architects of the Web, which also wasn’t a journalistic property per se, News.com, 21 June 1999
“Given a chance, we might be able to create an alternative [to Windows]. Right now there isn’t one.”
Sun CEO Scott McNealy, on why his company’s alliance with America Online is just a quixotic tilt at the Microsoft windmill, not a serious business venture (that’s what he’s telling the Department of Justice, anyway), Newsweek, 21 June 1999 (issue date)
“We woke much of America up this morning. We’re exposing the power of digital downloading.”
Beyond.com CEO Marc Breier, on his nearly-naked appearance on CNBC’s Squawk Box, USA Today, 16 June 1999
“There’s no reason why your Palm couldn’t control your TV set or stereo system.”
Sun Microsystems’ Java chief Alan Baratz, on how the addition of the programming language to 3Com’s handheld device will make it easier to flip channels, News.com, 16 June 1999
“It’s about delivering the right message to the right consumer at the right time.”
DoubleClick CEO Kevin O’Connor, on his billion-dollar merger with Abacus Direct, a company that tracks catalog purchase patterns, Wired News, 14 June 1999
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