Author: Alex

“We are testing a new way for content owners to submit their content to Google.”

Google marketer Tom Oliveri, on the latest way his company is trying to get publishers to do its work for it, Google Blog, 25 October 2005

“The day I come to the Gartner audience and say we have a better Unix than Linux will be a very interesting day.”

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, admitting to a large group of IT executives that his products suck, eWeek, 19 October 2005

“Our members want to have their content on the Internet, but they don’t want it taken without their approval.”

Patricia Schroeder, president of the Association of American Publishers, on her plan to follow up the Google lawsuit by stationing armed guards at libraries to prevent unauthorized reading of books, NewsFactor Network, 20 October 2005

“Ajax only lets you send JavaScript down. You will see that extend to other capabilities in the Windows environment.”

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, on bringing the security and stability of Windows to the Web, News.com, 19 October 2005

“There are entire newsrooms, such as the one at Forbes, that consist entirely of Macintoshes. Apparently nobody but me finds this weird.”

Pundit John C. Dvorak, who apparently slept through the whole desktop-publishing thing, PC Magazine, 17 October 2005