James L. Barksdale quotes

I was telling the truth. I feel like we got that point across. (James L. Barksdale)
In my column series 'The Main Thing', I often talk about how Internet technology can improve the way people communicate - both within a business and between a business and its customers and partners. View quote
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I've tended to work at fast-growing companies that improve the way business gets done. View quote
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We've tapped into a huge demand, and it's up to us to fulfill that demand and to be creative doing it. View quote
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Where we can compete on merit, we do very well. View quote
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There are no pat answers - we're pushing through some new frontiers, and lessons of the past don't always apply. View quote
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We also provide a lot of services with our consulting group that allow people to take maximum advantage of the Net economy. Those all seem to resonate with customers and are providing a good strong base going forward. View quote
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Well, the sales of our products clearly demonstrate their value to businesses and to individuals. View quote
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Well, another market is being created now out of Internet technology. View quote
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That's the ultimate gratification in any business situation - do customers buy the product? And do they use it and do they come back and buy more of it? View quote
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We provide many options in many product areas that they seem to want to adopt, and that's working well for us. (James L. Barksdale)
We can collaborate with a Netscape employee or partner who's halfway around the world. We can distribute information and software to customers and shareholders, and get their feedback. View quote
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We're no longer a small business; we're a large organization spread around the world. I can't imagine Netscape growing as fast as it has if it weren't for the way we use our products. View quote
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I don't believe in government regulation of the software industry. View quote
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We can provide beta software to our developers in advance of the general public. We can easily link up with external partners, customers, and suppliers. View quote
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The ability of our people to think quickly and create great products in this whole new world of Internet open standards is not only essential to our success but is also one of the things that impresses me most about Netscape. View quote
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Our people are excited about building solutions, and it's rewarding to see how much fun Netscape employees have doing something they think is relevant and important. View quote
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One of Netscape's main attractions to customers from Day One is that we provide alternatives. And that's cherished by many customers - certainly not all. View quote
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I think we're proving ourselves as we go along. The past several months our strategy has been evolutionary - making maximum advantage of our client browser, as well as our enterprise software for people who want to build Web sites. View quote
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I want my testimony to stand on that point. But I would point out that Zona Research Inc. showed we have increased market share among business users, educational users, and government users over the past several months - and that's more recent than the IDC report. View quote
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I think they should separate Microsoft's application group from its operating system group. (James L. Barksdale)
I think the touchstone is to give consumers a full, fair choice without the power of a monopoly operating system pushing them in a direction that free competition might or might not achieve. View quote
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