“We decided we needed to be something concrete rather than something nebulous you couldn't negotiate with. This is an interim board. Our job is to figure out how to create a permanent system with a permanent board.”
“[In the meantime, ICANN will set up minimum requirements for new domains to guide potential applicants.] We've got to get the policies out first, ... If I'm going to apply for something, I want to know what I'm applying for.”
“It looks simple to come up with a tablet that works, but it is not, ... In order to have the power and portability you need, you need power. The screen is the part of the device that uses the most power.”
“It looks simple to come up with a tablet that works, but it is not. In order to have the power and portability you need, you need power. The screen is the part of the device that uses the most power.”
“The increasing incidence of reporting of lost private personal records poses a serious threat to consumer confidence -- and to vendor profits. Yet it is the right thing to do because it is forcing companies to clean up their acts.”
“These two sessions are the part of PC Forum where the users really take charge. Our general sessions get active audience participation, but in our breakout sessions there is no audience. The breakouts this year are devoted to the edgiest areas -- content and identity -- where users really understand why they want to take charge, and want better tools and services for doing so. Many of our attendees are active developers as well as users of such tools -- but they have been so busy working they haven't had the chance to meet or check out each other's work.”
“It's sad. The kids are growing up. They've lost youth and innocence. Now they have to start being grown-ups and playing at least to some extent by grown-up rules.”
