Author: Alex

“Microsoft has their targets set on Lindows because we are a desktop company.”

Domain-name speculator Michael Robertson, who remains shocked, shocked that his rhymes-with-Windows product bothers Microsoft, Lindows.com, 6 April 2004

“I really think that if Jesus were around today, he would have a blog.”

Wired and Ditherati contributor Paul Boutin, tactfully sidestepping the inevitable RSS-versus-Atom schism, Fox News, 6 April 2004

“The temporary nature of the FlashMob ad hoc supercomputing is that you can put it together whenever you need one.”

University of San Francisco lecturer Pat Miller, whose slapped- together cluster failed to hit the top-500 supercomputer list, Wired News, 5 April 2004

“Maybe we’ve grown up, maybe they’ve grown up, or maybe the customers are driving this.”

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, on a $2 billion agreement to make kissy-face with Sun Microsystems, eWeek, 1 April 2004

“Organizing all the world’s information is our mission in life, and part of that information is each individual’s information.”

Google engineering VP Wayne Rosing, explaining why the search engine wants a peek at your inbox, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 April 2004