“Just like you don’t expect to get hit by a car, you don’t believe a computer attack can happen to you.”
National Cyber Security Alliance chairman Ken Watson, on a new study finding most computer users are blithely ignorant of how infected their computers are, Wired News, 25 October 2004
“There’s much more demand than the current market players, including Google, can supply.”
Google CEO Eric Schmidt, begging for some decent competition, International Herald Tribune, 22 October 2004
“There’s no appreciable amount of Linux on client systems anywhere in the world.”
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, expressing his dislike of the open-source operating system, News.com, 20 October 2004
“These are businesses I would be looking at starting and software I would look at writing if I were so inclined. Instead, I decided to throw them out — free for all.”
Mark Cuban, on giving away the ideas he’s too lazy to implement, News.com, 18 October 2004
“They’re the gold standard in e-commerce, and for us to beat them is to beat Brazil in the World Cup.”
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, on facing competition from Amazon.com in the DVD rental market, Seattle Times, 16 October 2004
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