“There is no way that you can get there with Apple. The critical mass has to come from the PC, or a next-generation video device.”
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, on rebooting the living room, Silicon.com, 4 October 2004
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IT’S A HUG, NOT A FEATURE
“We have not blown off IE at all. We care deeply about this market. It’s supercritical.”
Microsoft executive Michael Wallent, whose team cares so deeply about Internet Explorer it hasn’t released a new version in three years, News.com, 30 September 2004
ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, YOU’RE GONNA PAY
“If you … get service from a traditional phone company, you have a phone number, you pay. If you have a voice over IP service from your cable company, you pay. If you have a wireless service, but you have a phone number, you pay.”
FCC policy wonk Robert Pepper, laying out plans for revamping phone taxes, News.com, 30 September 2004
WHAT’S LOVE BUT AN OPEN-SOURCE EMOTION?
“If you won’t open source Java, it means you don’t love us, or at least you don’t trust us.”
Red Hat executive Michael Tiemann, working out his issues toward Sun in his blog, eWeek, 27 September 2004
BREAKING MOORE’S LAW
“Our strategy is we just motor along at 200 mph, and when we hit the brick wall, we’ll hit it at full speed.”
Intel CEO Craig Barrett, on his long-term plans for reaching the physical limits of shrinking computer chips, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 September 2004
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