Philip Elmer-DeWitt Quotes

“Apple may be, as the lawyers say, sui generis.”

“In a Time/CNN poll of 1,000 Americans conducted last week by Yankelovich Partners, two-thirds said it was more important to protect the privacy of phone calls than to preserve the ability of police to conduct wiretaps. When informed about the Clipper Chip, 80% said they opposed it.”

“Information wants to be free, but to get it while it’s fresh you have to pay, one way or another.”

“Nobody brings numbers to life like Horace Dediu does.”

“Some people make headlines while others make history.”

“The Internet is far from perfect. Largely unedited, its content is often tasteless, foolish, uninteresting or just plain wrong. It can be dangerously habit-forming and, truth be told, an enormous waste of time.”

“The Internet, of course, is more than a place to find pictures of people having sex with dogs.”

“The Internet, where anybody can be a reporter and nobody knows you’re a dog.”