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“I don’t think we’re trying to take two disparate cultures and shove them together.”

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, on why it’s good to be the acquirer, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 January 2005

“The iPod has been out for three years, and it’s only this past year it’s become a raging success. Well, those things that become fads rage and then they drop off.”

Dell CEO Kevin Rollins, on why it’s better business to make products that people don’t care about, News.com, 18 January 2005

“The point is we’re not going to please all the people all the time. But ultimately the changes will improve the health of the eBay marketplace overall and that’s good for eBay buyers and sellers.”

eBay spokesman Hani Durzy, on why the company’s raising sellers’ fees for their own good, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 13 January 2005

“A lot of lawyers are interested in my case, but few are able to do it for free or low cost. I’m seeking representation.”

Think Secret publisher Nicholas Ciarelli, on defending himself from a lawsuit by Apple, Wired News, 14 January 2005

“The merger was my idea. If you wanted to be mad at somebody, I was the one to be mad at.”

Former AOL chairman Steve Case, accepting blame with the same deft grace in which he managed his company’s merger with Time Warner, News.com, 13 January 2005