“I think we’re setting new records here in terms of new browser downloads, and it shows that people are ready for an alternative.”
Mozilla spokesman Bart Decrem, on the open-source nonprofit’s amazing discovery that, just like Netscape ten years ago, it can give software away, News.com, 20 September 2004
“One of the most important questions for our investors is, ‘Does Napster have the staying power to stay and thrive?’ Having the cash answers that question.”
Napster CEO Chris Gorog, on putting more cash in his kitty, USA Today, 17 September 2004
“We believe that easy-to-use personalisation will be an important part of the future development of search.”
Ask Jeeves executive Tony Macklin, on his employer’s intent to catch up with Amazon.com’s A9 search engine one of these years, BBC News, 16 September 2004
“All of our research shows that we already own the document space, and that everyone knows we are digital.”
Xerox chief marketing officer Diane McGarry, on the company’s new campaign to push “solutions,” The New York Times, 13 September 2004
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/13/business/media/13adcol.html
“We might offer some things that don’t have as good margins for us in order to help give consumers what they want.”
Yahoo music executive David Goldberg, on spending $160 million to acquire Musicmatch for the privilege of losing money in the music-download business, News.com, 14 September 2004
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