Say What? Top Five IT Quotes of the Week | Internet News

Say What? Top Five IT Quotes of the Week

Jun 3, 2011
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“Expect us to make ambitious bets on our future that distract us from our current business.”

  • Groupon Founder, Andrew Mason in his company’s SEC filing for IPO (
  • InternetNews
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“The attitude of the company towards the general public is what really played a role in Sony being attacked and why they are continuously being attacked.”



  • “Veracode security researcher Chris ‘t0ph’ Lytle commenting on the recent attacks on Sony that have crippled the PlayStation Network (
  • eSecurityPlanet
  • )



“Hacking attacks are an international problem and China is also a victim.”



  • Hong Lei, Chinese foreign affairs spokesman commenting in a press conference about allegation that China was behind an attack on Google’s Gmail. (
  • eSecurityPlanet
  • )


“So what are the big changes? NOTHING. Absolutely nothing.”

  • Linux creator, Linus Torvalds commenting on the new Linux 3.0 branch.

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  • LKML
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“It’s an argument that the press likes to continue bringing up.”

  • Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen in an on-stage conversation with Walt Mossberg at the D conference commenting on the argument with Apple over supporting Flash on the iPad and iPhone.(
  • All Things D
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Sean Michael Kerner is a senior editor at InternetNews.com, the news service of Internet.com, the network for technology professionals.

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