“It’s kind of an arbitrary thing. We could take beta off all of our products tomorrow, and we wouldn’t actually have accomplished anything.”
Google cofounder Larry Page, on keeping products in interminable beta tests, News.com, 11 February 2005
Author: Alex
Alex works as a reverse engineer for Automattic Inc.
THINKING ABOUT AMAZON: WORTH DOING!
“We don’t spend our time thinking about Amazon.”
Robot Co-op founder Josh Peterson, on getting an investment from former employer Amazon.com, News.com, 9 February 2005
MOSTLY, I REGRET THE BOARD
“While I regret the board and I have differences about how to execute HP’s strategy, I respect their decision.”
Carly Fiorina, on stepping down as Hewlett-Packard’s CEO, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 February 2005
FORK YOU, TOO, BILL
“The open source development approach encourages the creation of many permutations of the same type of software application.”
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, who knows a thing or two about putting out endless permutations of the same software, Microsoft.com, 3 February 2005
LATHER, RINSE, REBOOT
“I shut down my Tablet PC most evenings and start it up from a fresh boot. Why do I do that? Because I’ve been using computers for 20 years and have learned that’s the best way to work.”
Microsoft spokesblogger Robert Scoble, on how he copes with his employer’s buggy software, The Register, 4 February 2005
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