“If there’s a burglar in my home, maybe I send an e-mail or a text message to the police instead of making a call.”
Skype CEO Niklas Zennstrom, on how his company plans to make up for a lack of 911 service, News.com, 24 May 2005
THE TRASHDOT EFFECT
“It was a mixed blessing. It turned out that Paris was too hot for our servers.”
Carl’s Jr. executive Brad Haley, on the burger chain’s failure to satisfy its customers’ hunger for Paris Hilton videos, News.com, 23 May 2005
SEXUAL REPRODUCTION, DRUGS, AND ROCK AND ROLL
“One of my goals for this whole thing has been to give somebody an awe-inspiring global view of reality, almost like a drug- induced epiphany with a computer.”
Sims creator Will Wright, on the inspiration for his latest game, Spore, Wired News, 20 May 2005
DON’T BE A STALKER
“The value of more information so overwhelms its misuse that we’ve not had material problems there.”
Google CEO Eric Schmidt, on the risks of making personal information easy to find, News.com, 19 May 2005
NO, WE SAID THAT WE’VE REACHED *OUR* LIMITS
“I’ve lost track of the number of times people have said the personal computer has reached its limits.”
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, on the potential for computers to run spyware and virus programs ever faster, BusinessWeek, 13 May 2005
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