DROWNED WORLD

“When they’ve come in, they’ve always raised the water level. That’s good for the industry.”

Rio executive Dan Torres, on new competition from Apple in the low-end MP3 player market, News.com, 20 December 2004

NOTHING IN COMMON BUT LOVE

“This is about two market-leading companies coming together with limited to no overlap in strategic operations, product lines, or research and development.”

Symantec CEO John Thompson, on buying Veritas for $13.5 billion, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 December 2004

I KNOW YOU ARE BUT WHAT AM I?

“Journalism is more than a business, it’s a calling.”

New York University professor Adam Penenberg, on the ethical lapses of online news sites, Wired News, 16 December 2004

PLAYING THE ODDS

“It is highly likely that Real’s Harmony technology will cease to work with current and future iPods.”

Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris, on her employer’s hacking back at online-music rival RealNetworks, Seattle Post- Intelligencer, 15 December 2004