“In fact, we’ve been allowed to work on [an iPad], and it’s under padlock and key. The key is turned by Apple every night.”
News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch, on finding himself in the uncomfortable position of not owning his own printing presses, Business Insider, 3 March 2010
“Until this dispute, Real had always enjoyed a productive working relationship with Hollywood.”
RealNetworks acting CEO Bob Kimball, on losing a legal fight over blatantly illegal DVD-copying software, TechFlash, 3 March 2010
“They make the blog about themselves, filling it with posts announcing new hires, touting new products, and sharing pictures from the company picnic. That’s lovely, darling — I’m sure your mom cares.”
Fog Creek Software CEO and reformed blogger Joel Spolsky, making sure to remind everyone he’s gay in the process of decrying bloggers who share too much personal information, Inc., 1 March 2010
“After the events of the past several weeks, I have been in touch with many of you. It has become clear to me that there is far too little accurate information available in this time of unprecedented change. The issues we all face together are complex, and no news story or 140-character snippet can adequately address them. Therefore, I propose to write you occasionally, when I get a sense that there is a need for direct information.”
Macmillan CEO John Sargent, on taking to the blogosphere to press his case for more expensive e-books, Macmillan.com, 2 March 2010
“The biggest opportunity is really to help people get done what they need to get done. I mean, it’s a marketing campaign, but it’s really true.”
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, on Bing’s destiny as a sort of Web-based Clippy, Seattlepi.com, 2 March 2010
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