October 6, 1997

"I'd shut [Apple] down and give the money back to the shareholders."

- Michael S. Dell, CEO of Dell Computer, in response to being asked at a Gartner Group symposium what he would do if he woke up in the body of Steve Jobs.

July 10, 1997

"Steve Jobs is not a credible CEO or anything else for Apple. The worst thing would be to appoint Steve CEO, except that it would give Steve the opportunity to preside over both Apple's birth and death."

- David Coursey (Industry commentator) in the San Jose Mercury News, July 10, 1997.

June 11, 1984

The Mac is the first computer good enough to be criticized. ... The IBM PC is beneath comment. It's been known for 12 years how to do a good-looking display and IBM didn't put one on its machine. You can't have any favorable comment beyond that. That is the ultimate in know-nothingness.

- Alan Kay (Apple Fellow) in an interview with InfoWorld, June 11, 1984.

March 26, 1984

Promising Macintosh Review

Considering all of the hoopla that has preceded the Mac's introduction, we are still greatly impressed with Apple's new product.  The Macintosh is a well-designed personal computer that, dollar for dollar, represents the most advanced personal computer to date.  The MC68000 processor, the 3.5-inch variable-speed disk drive, the high-resolution display, the advanced operating system and user interface as well as the rich use of graphics make this machine superior to the rest of the pack.  In our opinion, the success of the Macintosh will be determined by Apple's ability to provide or to encourage others to supply hardware expansions and exciting and usable software.  We think Apple has at least one thing right—the Macintosh is the one machine with the potential to challenge IBM's hold on the market.

- Thomas Neudecker
InfoWorld, March 26, 1984