“Voice, data, music — they have all been digitized, and people want to access this content. But it’s really just packets on a network. And on an IP network, packets all look the same.”
MCI CEO Michael Capellas, on the Internet’s ability to transmit limitless amounts of schlock, News.com, 11 May 2004
“We do not sit in a conference room and say, ‘How about we go after small business?'”
eBay CEO Meg Whitman, on her company’s strategy for finding new sellers to shake down for fees, Wired News, 10 May 2004
“I cannot recommend any company-based indemnification at this time.”
Open-source guru Bruce Perens, on why the outfit that signs his paychecks is the only one fit to insure you against Linux-related lawsuits, Computerworld Australia, 10 May 2004
“The best-selling CD in the country is blank.”
John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants, on feeling burned by his fans, Wired News, 5 May 2004
“I was thinking about clearing off my desk and trying to get home for dinner.”
Convicted investment banker Frank Quattrone, explaining what he was thinking when he sent an email instructing underlings to “clean up” their files, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 May 2004
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