“At the same time we are in the courtroom, we are in the laboratory with the smartest people on the Internet.”
Jack Valenti, on the experiments he plans to conduct on Silicon Valley netheads, as soon as he gets done suing his old buddy Mike Ovitz, Wired News, 20 July 2000
“We are going from the worst mouse in the world to the best.”
Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who’s clearly been misreading that line about building a better mousetrap, Upside.com, 19 July 2000
“Let me tell you what else is in trouble here: the Internet. In the end, the Internet itself will not be able to survive if it becomes a haven for illegal activity.”
Seagram CEO Edgar Bronfman, whose technical staff hasn’t briefed him on how the Internet routes around dullards, too, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2000
“No one is saying that our business — which by the way will leave us with a half-billion dollars in revenue from our subscription business alone — is a bad business. It’s just unprofitable.”
Excite@Home CEO George Bell, on his “profits, schmofits” philosophy of business, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 July 2000
“I don’t think human beings should have to deal with memory management at all, but it’s certainly not something you want to inflict on CS 101 students.”
Linux developer Eric S. Raymond, on his comp-sci for dummies curriculum, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2000
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