“Those of us who like postmodern ironic humor really appreciate the fact that the most successful e-commerce is the product that this medium was supposed to eliminate.”
Rick Ayre, a vice president at Amazon.com, on how, like, it’s all cool and junk that his company uses a Third Wave technology to sell a Second Wave product, The Washington Post, 10 July 1998
“We don’t have a history of doing large acquisitions.”
Bob Growney, Motorola’s president and chief operating officer, on the small-fry deal his company made to acquire pocket-sized organizer startup Starfish, ZDNet News/Reuters, 13 July 1998
“People are guaranteed to get results if they develop a Web site with the methods I propose. I am going to be a guiding light.”
Former Sun engineer-turned-consultant Jakob Nielsen, pitching his upcoming book on why Web designers should follow his old-school rules for software interfaces, New York Times CyberTimes, 13 July 1998
“We have historically done acquisitions to build up a product family, and that will continue.”
Marc Andreessen, executive vice president and product foster parent-in-chief at Netscape Communications, News.com, 10 July 1998
“I’ve been at Macromedia for ten years, and it’s been a great run.”
Bud Colligan, the longtime chairman of Macromedia who oversaw a long, steady slump in Macromedia’s fortunes in the past few years, on his resignation in favor of CEO Rob Burgess, News.com, 8 July 1998
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