“Google totally slimed Sun.”
Java inventor James Gosling, on Google’s liberal use of the programming language for its Android operating system, Wired, 30 April 2012
Category: Google
WE’RE STILL BETTING ON OLD NESSIE
“Just like the Loch Ness Monster, you may have heard the rumors about Google Drive. It turns out, one of the two actually does exist.”
Google executive Sundar Pichai, on the company’s bizarrely overdue Web file-storage offering, Official Google Blog, 24 April 2012
IF YOU WERE THE INVENTOR OF INSTAGRAM, YOU WOULD HAVE INVENTED INSTAGRAM
“I saw the market first, I created Picplz, and I went for it. I was a huge believe in the mobile photo-sharing opportunity, and I went for it with all of my heart. Clearly, Picplz didn’t win, but I have ZERO shame or regret for doing my best.”
Picplz creator Dalton Caldwell, on the one billion reasons why he lost out to Instagram, Hacker News, 21 April 2012
SPEAK SOFTLY AND CARRY A SMALL CREDIT-CARD READER
“Pretty soon everyone is going to know someone who has used Square. We think the product speaks for itself.”
Square chief operating officer Keith Rabois, calling into question why the company just hired a new communications chief, New York Post, 19 April 2012
SIR RICHARD IS HAVING A MOMENT
“Dave Morin, the cofounder and CEO of Path, is one of the geniuses who helped set up Facebook in the early days.”
Virgin Group beardtrepreneur Richard Branson, on investing in Path solely on the basis of a mancrush, Richard’s Blog, 18 April 2012
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