PROFITS ARE SO OLD MEDIA

“We actually had months where we’ve had operating profits, which is extremely unusual for a Web site.”

Derek Reisfield, CBS’s vice president for business development and chairman of investment news site CBS Marketwatch, disclosing data that really ought to be kept off the startup’s IPO prospectus, News.com, 27 March 1998

ONLY THE PARANOID RESIGN

“Concerned I’m not, because we have a very strong and deep management team.”

Intel Chairman and ex-CEO Andy Grove, showing a Yoda-like nonchalance about the quality of his company’s second-stringers, News.com, 26 March 1998

FIRST WE’LL FORM A SUPPORT GROUP, THEN HIRE A NEW CEO

“We’ve become a victim of rapid growth.”

Iomega spokesbot Willow Baum, on the reasons for the removable storage manufacturer’s recent ejection of erstwhile chief executive Kim Edwards, Wall Street Journal, 25 March 1998

IT’S MAKING MORE MONEY THAN SUN’S WORKSTATIONS, THAT’S FOR SURE

“The conference is the computer.”

Miko Matsumura, JavaSoft evangelist, on Sun Microsystems’ financial return from the giant Java networking opportunity called JavaOne, Wired News, 24 March 1998

IF ALL YOU’VE GOT IS A HAMMER, EVERYTHING LOOKS LIKE A NAIL

“What we’ve realized over the past 12 months is that everywhere we look, networks matter.”

Novell chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt, preaching to the as-yet-unconverted-by-Microsoft at his company’s annual BrainShare event, News.com, 23 March 1998