“When we started Skype, if you look at analyst reports, no one forecasted it as a big business. Also when Google started, it was not fashionable to be in search. It's not trying to do the obvious - that's the hard part.” IfsTryingLooksHardBigsObviousReportsGoogleFashionableBig BusinessAnalystsSkype Author:Niklas Zennstrom
“The next generation of innovators, who need neutrality the most, are not at the bargaining table. They're hard at work in their labs or classrooms, dreaming of the next big thing, and hoping that the Internet is as open to them as it was to the founders of Google.” NeedsHardDreamBigsNextGenerationsInternetTablesClassroomFoundersGoogleBig ThingsNext GenerationLabsInnovatorsNeutralityBargaining Author:Edward Felten
“Ultimately, application vendors are driven by volume, and volume is favored by the open approach Google is taking. There are so many manufacturers working so hard to distribute Android phones globally that whether you like [Android 4.0] or not, you will want to develop for that platform, and perhaps even first.” WantFirstsHardApproachPhonesDrivenApplicationPlatformsVolumeGoogleAndroidsVendorsWorking So Hard Author:Eric Schmidt