“The handset makers are on a treadmill, trying to turn out hardware every six months that’s innovative and thinner, with bigger displays and lower costs, all having to do the systems integration. The net result is no innovation. They do not have time. And you know what? We make really good software. We can take on all that work.” Andy Rubin, Director, Mobile Computing, Google | Wired, July 2008

“Symbian…will indisputably be the most attractive platform for mobile innovation…Nokia is strongly positioned to realize the benefits of open innovation, as well as accelerating time to market, enabling us to meet and exceed customer expectations for leading converged devices and experiences”. Olli-Pekka Kallusvo, CEO, Nokia | Financial Times, 25 June 2008

“That phone you’re carrying around, we think of it as a phone, but it’s really a computer, right? We’ve learned from computers that its really nice to have complete connectivity, to be able to connect anything in a kind of open way, we’ve also learned that it’s really nice to be able to run any application you want to run, also in an open way. For a lot of people and a lot of time during your life, the phone is your main computing platform. We look at those technologies and say wow, we can do a whole lot more.” Larry Page, Co-Founder, Google | Wired, July 2008

“You have a significant challenge in mobile, in that the screens are much smaller, so you can’t display nearly as much advertising, or take as much space. On the other hand, you have much more relevant and timely information, like what location the person may be in, so on balance, that leaves me quite optimistic.” Sergey Brin, Co-Founder, Google | Wired, July 2008

“The goal [of Android, Google's mobile phone software platform] to build a killer app, then monetize it later.” Andy Rubin, Director, Mobile Computing , Google | Wired, July 2008

“People can debate how long it will take us, but I have a hundred percent confidence that we will eventually get there”. Larry Page, Co-Founder, Google | Wired, July 2008