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.

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

March 7, 2002

“Everybody should be in a business once in their lives that competes with Microsoft, just for the experience.”

-  Marc Andreessen (Netscape founder) in an interview with The Economist,
"The poster-child who grew up," March 7, 2002.