“That’s not my job, to make people like my movies.”
George Lucas, explaining his devil-may-care approach to filmmaking, The Guardian, 21 March 2005
SHOOT ‘EM UP, RING ‘EM UP
“If you don’t believe in the self-expression thing, so be it.”
Microsoft executive J Allard, on enabling Xbox users to be shameless consumerists online, too, Wired News, 20 March 2005
THE BRAND CALLED YOU
“Our first order of business will be to reestablish financial credibility.”
Harry You, on resigning from Oracle after eight months as its chief financial officer to head up consulting firm BearingPoint, San Jose Business Journal, 18 March 2005
PACKET LOSS
“Our business model relies on providing Skype for free, and then upgrading a fraction of our users to some sort of paid service or product.”
Skype cofounder Niklas Zennstrom, on his voice-over-Internet phone service, News.com, 17 March 2005
AND ON TUESDAY, YOU SUE A RUMOR WEBSITE
“Steve’s perspective is that you launch a product on Sunday and sell it on Monday.”
Motorola executive Ron Garriques, on Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ philosophy on product announcements, eWeek, 16 March 2005
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