DON’T HATE THE MEDIA, SLAVISHLY IMITATE THE MEDIA

“To compete with the regular media, it’s important to be where the media is.”

Blogger Michele Catalano, on obtaining media credentials for the Democrats’ convention, USA Today, 21 June 2004

WE’RE NO LONGER WAITING FOR HUMANS TO GROW EXTRA THUMBS

“Our strategy remains the same, with some shifts in timings and focus and a pruning of our portfolio.”

Nokia CEO Jorma Ollila, on dropping some of his company’s dorkier models of phones, The Guardian, 15 June 2004

THE ROUTER LESS TAKEN

“I’m not going to buy another router company for a router. I could not be more comfortable with our routing strategy.”

Cisco CEO John Chambers, speaking at an investor conference shortly before buying another router company, The Wall Street Journal, 15 June 2004

FEE SIMPLE

“If I had tried to demand fees … there would be no World Wide Web. There would be lots of small webs.”

World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee, on achieving ubiquity through impecunity, CNN.com, 15 June 2004