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“It’s a new technological innovation that is not at all unlike the first pay phone.”

California State Parks superintendent Ruth Coleman, on allowing visitors to access the Internet wirelessly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 January 2005

“It’s hard to justify flying around in a jet anymore when a little Google guy, who is probably a millionaire or a billionaire, is driving around in a Prius.”

Silicon Valley restaurant proprietor Jamis MacNiven, on the lack of conspicuous consumption at the Googleplex, The Washington Post, 25 January 2005

“If the Times could accept a Republican in 1973, it could certainly accept a blogger in 2005.”

Dave Winer, on the need for diversity in mainstream media, Scripting News, 24 January 2005

“Because we had a music business, Sony was reluctant about introducing an iPod type of new product.”

Sony executive Ken Kutaragi, blaming everyone but his engineers for Sony’s failure in the digital-music business, PC World, 21 January 2005

“I think sometimes that if I retire, I’ll become a blogger and finally say all the things I’ve always wanted to say.”

Sony vice chairman Howard Stringer, who seems blissfully unaware of his legal department’s propensity for suing bloggers, News.com, 20 January 2005