6-Google

“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

“The source of Google’s competitive advantage is learning by doing”
Hal R. Varian, Google’s chief Economist | New York Times, 7 July 2008

“In the Internet marketplace, users can easily switch to another search engine by typing in another Web address, so there is no tight technology control, as there is with proprietary PC software. Similarly, advertisers and publishers can switch fairly easily to rival ad networks operated by Yahoo, Microsoft and others.” Hal R. Varian, Google’s chief Economist | New York Times, 7 July 2008

“The system is constantly evolving to optimize efficiency, improve ad quality and make the pricing smarter, so you don’t want set rules that say we do X and we don’t do Y”. Hal R. Varian, Google’s chief Economist | New York Times, 7 July 2008

“Google looks at what’s happened to Microsoft, and we’re going to follow the rules…If you’re really successful, you need to know about antitrust. That goes with the territory.” Hal R. Varian, Google’s chief Economist | New York Times, 7 July 2008

“We certainly expect to go on with this…Corporate sponsors are interested in whatever works for their commercial interests and their shareholders. Long-term preservation is not something you can look to the commercial sector to provide. It is what research libraries have always done.” Carole Moore, Chief Librarian, University of Toronto | New York Times, 24 May 2008

“Given the evolution of the Web and our strategy, we believe the next generation of search is about the development of an underlying, sustainable business model for the search engine, consumer and content partner.” Satya Nadella, Senior VP, Search, Microsoft | New York Times, 24 May 2008

“We are extremely committed to Google Book Search, Google Scholar and other initiatives to bring more content online”. Adam Smith, Product Management Director, Google | New York Times, 24 May 2008