“I consider open-source software to be part of the environment, like the Internet.”
Microsoft CTO Ray Ozzie, on making his peace with Linux, The New York Times, 11 December 2005
YOU’LL NEED A CALENDAR JUST TO SCHEDULE TIME TO USE OUR SOFTWARE
“Time management is undergoing a major shift from a paper-based world to an electronic one.”
Microsoft program manager Hans Bjordahl, on his company’s plans for exciting new ways to waste time managing it, News.com, 6 December 2005
MARKETPLACE OF LACK OF IDEAS
“We are focused on the technology. This is still a technology marketplace.”
Creative Technology chairman and CEO Sim Wong Hoo, on continuing to fight his losing battle with Apple’s iPod by introducing copycat MP3 players, BBC News, 8 December 2005
THE REGULATOR WHO STOLE CHRISTMAS
“Thanks to the wonders of Sarbanes-Oxley, management does not get a free Xbox 360.”
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, blaming accounting regulations for the lump of coal in his stocking, News.com, 7 December 2005
DON’T BE FRUGAL
“The last thing we would do is take it out of the hide of our employees. That is a path to a downward spiral.”
Google executive Shona Brown, on providing lifetime employment for the Google chef even if the company’s growth slows, The New York Times, 5 December 2005
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