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“I think once the Internet bust got into full swing, it was like being survivors of a tsunami.”

Salon.com CEO David Talbot, on the great human tragedy of learning one is inept at making money, Boston Phoenix, 7 January 2005

“‘Why doesn’t Apple offer a stripped-down iMac that’s more affordable?’ If I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard that.”

Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who’s apparently heard this request 42 billion times, The Register, 11 January 2005

“We predicted at the beginning of this decade that this would be a decade where the digital approach would be taken for granted. It’s going even faster than we expected.”

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, expounding on the virtues of Windows technology for the living room during a CES keynote marred by three different computer crashes, Las Vegas Sun, 6 January 2005

“As hard as we try, we have not yet understood how to make value and moral judgments about information.”

Google CEO Eric Schmidt, on search results it would rather not serve up, 60 Minutes, 2 January 2005

“It’s not that people have stopped using IE, it’s just we’ve got lots of good ideas that [we] can match and move ahead.”

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, on his belief that his company’s share of Web browser usage hasn’t actually dropped, News.com, 5 January 2005