HOOKED ON THE WEB

“I like to think that we have the capability to fish with worms when necessary, but in general, we’re farmers, not fishermen, and strawberries go over just fine.”

O’Reilly Media pundit-in-chief Tim O’Reilly, freely mixing metaphors on his way to Web 4.0, Inc., May 2010

WHO KNEW RUPERT MURDOCH WAS A PROGRESSIVE?

“Clearly, MySpace is a work in progress.”

News Corp. COO Chase Carey, explaining poor results at his company’s Internet division, PaidContent.org, 4 May 2010

GENERALLY, THEY’RE BEATING US, AND SPECIFICALLY, THEY’RE BEATING US

“I think both in general and in the specific, Apple’s done a great job.”

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, grudgingly conceding that Apple might be succeeding in more than just digital music, Fox Business News via TechFlash, 3 May 2010

SECRETLY, WE THINK SOME OF OUR READERS LIKE THAT STUFF

“We’re trying to make our readers not feel like we’re slapping them in the face as we explore this new world.”

Popular Science editor-in-chief Mark Jannot, on pricing his iPad edition at what the market will bear, Apple 2.0, 30 April 2010

NOW, WE’D LIKE THEM TO MOVE BACK

“Apple has a long relationship with Adobe. In fact, we met Adobe’s founders when they were in their proverbial garage.”

Apple CEO Steve Jobs, on his frustrations with uppity software makers who don’t know their place, Apple.com, 29 April 2010