“I sure hope Microsoft employees are not buying iPods. We have great alternatives.”
Microsoft digital-media general manager Dave Fester, on the political incorrectness of Apple products on campus, Wired News, 2 February 2005
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TRANSLATION: WAIT FOR VERSION 3.0
“There is a tremendous opportunity for rapid innovation here, and the great thing about the launch of MSN Search is that we now have a strong platform in place.”
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, on why it’s okay that his company’s search engine sucks, 1 Februuary 2005
AND TO HELP YOU, THERE ARE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS PROVIDERS
“Ever since there’s been IT, there have been problems.”
Tech journalist Allan Holmes, on the inevitable failure of computing installations, Wired News, 30 January 2005
IF YOU THINK YOU’RE A TOOL, YOU MOST LIKELY ARE
“The iPod is no longer just an instrument or a tool, but a part of myself.”
York University professor Markus Giesler, on consumers’ disturbing level of intimacy with their music players, Wired News, 28 January 2005
I’D LIKE TO BUY THE WORLD AN IPOD
“Shopping becomes politics in the 21st century.”
U2 lead singer Bono, speaking at Davos about global poverty, MarketWatch, 27 January 2005
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