“The MP3 war has started, and I am the one who has declared war.”
Creative Technology CEO Sim Wong Hoo, on the Singapore-based electronics firm’s plans to take on the iPod, News.com, 17 November 2004
Author: Alex
Alex works as a reverse engineer for Automattic Inc.
GOING BEYOND THE CALL, BUT ONLY OUT OF DIRE NECESSITY
“We’ll be as competitive as the market forces us to be.”
SBC executive Scott Helbing, explaining the company’s customer-apathetic philosophy, USA Today, 16 November 2004
UNTIL WINDOWS DO US PART
“We consistently look at other operating systems. That doesn’t mean we’re going to ship products on them.”
PalmOne president Ed Colligan, on how the maker of Palm-OS handhelds has committed adultery in its heart, News.com, 15 November 2004
AND HERE YOU THOUGHT THE BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH WAS A JOKE
“Do you think if you’re hunkered down and someone’s shooting at you in your car, you’re going to be able to sit there and look for Control or Alt or Function?”
San Jose police sergeant Don DeMers, on the Silicon Valley city’s needlessly complex police-car computers, The New York Times, 11 November 2004
WE THOUGHT IF THEY WERE GOING TO SUCK, THEY’D HAVE DONE IT SOONER
“We underestimated the likelihood and significance of competition, primarily from Blockbuster and Amazon.”
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, on slashing prices to stem customer defections to cheaper DVD rental services, News.com, 5 November 2004
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