THINK OF IT AS EVOLUTION IN INACTION

“We are not changing strategy. There’s an evolving nature of what’s out there on the Web. The strategy is evolving.”

Jeff Sanderson, general marketing manager of MSN, on the online service’s changes in lineup, News.com, 10 July 1997

NOW YOU KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO USE A MAC

“Given the new leadership in the company, I do not believe that I would be able to operate very effectively.”

Former Apple executive VP Ellen Hancock, News.com, 9 July 1997

WE’RE NOT THE BORG, HONEST!

“People have the tendency to look at Nynex like the great monster and take swipes at us. But we’re just 60,000 individuals who make up one company.”

Tom Maguire, Nynex’s managing director of operations, Wired News, 8 July 1997

NICE INTERNET. WE’LL BUY IT.

“Many small ISPs are looking to refocus or transition out of the dial-up access business. We can leverage our economies of scale to help them make a financially rewarding exit from the dial-up access space, all while allowing them to preserve their existing Internet services businesses.”

Sky Dayton, founder and chairman of EarthLink Network, company press release, 7 July 1997