“The next big wave for computers, at least as far as we can tell, is going to be these modular designs, so it's a race to see which major brand does it first,”
“I wouldn't go so far as to say WAP is dead. But the idea that an IT manager or Webmaster should have to learn WML to create a WAP site is hogwash, ... The idea that WML replaces HTML is silly.”
“A 600-MHz machine will come with a bigger hard drive, a better video subsystem. It's really become the Cadillac of the line, while the Celeron is a respectable, high-end Chevy.”
“There's always been a belief that Microsoft would respond punitively if you did something they didn't like. You were afraid of Microsoft's reaction, ... That belief has been pretty much destroyed. Vendors, clients and customers feel pretty much free do whatever they have to do in their Microsoft relationship.”
“Certainly the new iMac is a powerful offering, and Steve Jobs has pulled another rabbit out of his hat, ... But their biggest problem will continue to be their ability to get parts.”
“How do handset manufacturers get around screen size and entry method? Voice may be the way we are going to end up, but voice requires a lot of processing power,”
“This industry tends to be a good 10 years ahead of general business in terms of critical network-capacity needs and capability, ... will probably be passed relatively quickly, given [that] this need crisscrosses their industry.”
“[One issue is the Unix roots in Mac OS X, which is based on the BSD operating system.] This Unix component is working against them, ... It's basically Unix with an Apple front end, but from the administrators' point of view, all they see is Unix.”
