Tim O'Reilly quotes - page 3

It's a great discipline to have to report to somebody, even if you're the sole owner. (Tim O'Reilly)
I think that Microsoft will increasingly feel margin pressure from Linux as well as people saying: well actually the applications that really matter to me are not on my PC. And so they're going to be able to extract less of a monopoly rent, so to speak. View quote
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When you have to prove the value of your ideas by persuading other people to pay for them, it clears out an awful lot of woolly thinking. View quote
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Life is not a tour of gas stations. View quote
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Anyone who puts a small gloss on a fundamental technology, calls it proprietary, and then tries to keep others from building on it, is a thief. View quote
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I think Microsoft will have to change. I think that the business of Microsoft, the company of Microsoft, is going to continue to succeed. But I think the business model of Microsoft is going to have to change. View quote
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