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“While I regret the board and I have differences about how to execute HP’s strategy, I respect their decision.”

Carly Fiorina, on stepping down as Hewlett-Packard’s CEO, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 February 2005

“The open source development approach encourages the creation of many permutations of the same type of software application.”

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, who knows a thing or two about putting out endless permutations of the same software, Microsoft.com, 3 February 2005

“I shut down my Tablet PC most evenings and start it up from a fresh boot. Why do I do that? Because I’ve been using computers for 20 years and have learned that’s the best way to work.”

Microsoft spokesblogger Robert Scoble, on how he copes with his employer’s buggy software, The Register, 4 February 2005

“Napster To Go provides infinitely greater value and is much more exciting than iTunes pay-per-download model.”

Napster CEO Chris Gorog, on a new service that will charge music listeners once a month, New York Daily News, 4 February 2005

“More humans around the world are using Google and they are spending more time with Google per human.”

Google CEO Eric Schmidt, on the company’s stunning growth rate and concomitant jump in its shares, The New York Times, 2 February 2005