“We’re not focused on doing more end-user lawsuits right now.”
SCO Group CEO Darl McBride, on pausing his crusade against Linux users, Financial Times, 4 August 2004
Author: Alex
Alex works as a reverse engineer for Automattic Inc.
STOP ME BEFORE I WRITE A LICENSE AGAIN
“If you’re a vendor planning to create a new license, stop. Call me. Tell me why.”
Hewlett-Packard executive Martin Fink, on the propensity of open-source companies to create jobs for lawyers, News.com, 3 August 2004
AND BY “INROADS,” I MEAN “STUPID ACQUISITIONS”
“I think it’s the right time for Korean Internet companies to make inroads overseas.”
Lee Jae-woong, CEO of Korean Internet firm Daum, on spending $95 million to take Web portal Lycos off Terra Networks’ hands, Asia Times, 3 August 2004
GROWING PAINS
“A very good job would say we might be able to grow a whole Nokia, a whole Siemens, potentially a whole Intel.”
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, deciding how to replace all the cash he’s tossed to shareholders, News.com, 29 July 2004
UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ISN’T MUCH iNK
“There’s an enormous amount of technology in these things.”
Hewlett-Packard executive Pradeep Jotwani, attempting to justify the price of his company’s ink cartridges, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 July 2004
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