I’M FEELING STINGY

“It’s hard to justify flying around in a jet anymore when a little Google guy, who is probably a millionaire or a billionaire, is driving around in a Prius.”

Silicon Valley restaurant proprietor Jamis MacNiven, on the lack of conspicuous consumption at the Googleplex, The Washington Post, 25 January 2005

I HEAR HOWARD STRINGER MIGHT BE AVAILABLE

“If the Times could accept a Republican in 1973, it could certainly accept a blogger in 2005.”

Dave Winer, on the need for diversity in mainstream media, Scripting News, 24 January 2005

ROBBING PETER TO PLAY PAUL

“Because we had a music business, Sony was reluctant about introducing an iPod type of new product.”

Sony executive Ken Kutaragi, blaming everyone but his engineers for Sony’s failure in the digital-music business, PC World, 21 January 2005

BLOGGING IS THE BEST REVENGE

“I think sometimes that if I retire, I’ll become a blogger and finally say all the things I’ve always wanted to say.”

Sony vice chairman Howard Stringer, who seems blissfully unaware of his legal department’s propensity for suing bloggers, News.com, 20 January 2005

TAKE THIS CULTURE AND SHOVE IT

“I don’t think we’re trying to take two disparate cultures and shove them together.”

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, on why it’s good to be the acquirer, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 January 2005