“Google and NASA share a common desire to bring the universe of information to people around the world.”
Google CEO Eric Schmidt, trying to pass off a real-estate transaction as some kind of enlightening experience, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 September 2005
“I don’t have the ability to put $50 million into a marketing campaign. So, I’m bringing back the dog.”
Lycos CEO Alfred Tolle, on boosting awareness of his company with a mascot no one remembers, MarketWatch, 28 September 2005
“We’re announcing tonight that in terms of unduplicated pages our index is now three times larger than any other search engine.”
Google CEO Eric Schmidt, deigning to speak to News.com two months into a ten-month boycott, News.com, 26 September 2005
“Google is a company that hires software talent…. We both believe in hiring smart people, but the breadth of what they’re working on is not nearly as broad as what we do.”
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, on his company’s strategic lack of focus, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 24 September 2005
“I have no problem with him saying not-nice things about me in the past. I might have said some things about him. I forgot.”
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, displaying selective amnesia after buying ex-employee Tom Siebel’s company, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 September 2005
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