“We make very good software, but we didn’t make a very good tape.”
Microsoft general counsel William Neukom, fumbling to explain his legal team’s botched production of evidence meant to support its antitrust case, Seattle Times, 4 February 1999
THEN, WE WILL TURN THEM INTO PRODUCTS
“Many of our research projects will fail.”
Microsoft CEO Bill Gates, on his company’s product development plans, The Industry Standard, 3 February 1999
TOO BAD YOU’RE NOT IN THE CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS
“I have a hard time with the concept of the virtual corporation, because it might lead to virtual profits. I prefer the concrete corporation leading to concrete profits.”
Sun CEO Scott McNealy, on the business plan of his druthers, News.com, 1 February 1999
PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GLASS HOUSES SHOULDN’T LAY CONDUIT
“I see a lot of glass going into the ground … but I don’t see it getting to the houses.”
Senator Conrad Burns (R.-56kbps), bemoaning the lack of broadband connections going to his constituents (so he can ignore their email faster, one supposes), Wired News, 29 January 1999
IT’S NOT VOYEURISM, IT’S AN IMPULSE SPY
“There is a huge demand for adult content online. The Internet is totally anonymous, it’s totally interactive, totally impulse-oriented.”
Seth Warshavsky, CEO of online porn purveyor Internet Entertainment Group, Wired News, 29 January 1999
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