When something that was originally scarce starts becoming abundant, something strange happens. You find that you start making money because of that thing rather than with that thing. That’s the Because Effect. - JP Rangaswami, British Telecom

Source: http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2007/07/08/prince-ly-returns-from-the-because-effect/

Non-open source users typically use price as a factor in their decision. They think that a more expensive computer will be faster, more sturdy, and will last longer. That’s not necessarily true. It is definitely not true in software and it is becoming less true in hardware...We believe that all our other worthy goals (such as gaining market share for Linux) will be accomplished best by a myopic, utterly self-absorbed focus on solid hardware and honest customer support. - Cathy Malmrose, CEO, ZaReason

Source: http://allaboutubuntu.wordpress.com/2007/06/26/zareasons-ceo/#more-62

Today Gates openly concedes that tolerating piracy turned out to be Microsoft's best long-term strategy. That's why Windows is used on an estimated 90 percent of China's 120 million PCs. "It's easier for our software to compete with Linux when there's piracy than when there's not," Gates says. "Are you kidding? You can get the real thing, and you get the same price." Indeed, in China's back alleys, Linux often costs more than Windows because it requires more disks. And Microsoft's own prices have dropped so low it now sells a $3 package of Windows and Office to students. - David Kirkpatrick, in Fortune

Source: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/07/23/100134488/index.htm

Bottom line this was an oversight, pure and simple. - Dell spokesperson, on why Linux-equipped Inspiron 1420s at first appeared to cost more than Vista-equipped ones.

Source: http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS9933912441.html

It's clear that a shift away Windows began about two years ago, and the data show that this migration is now accelerating. Linux has benefited, but we also see corresponding growth in niche operating systems for non-traditional client devices. The landscape is changing. - John Andrews, Evans Data Corp.

Source: http://www.evansdata.com/press/viewRelease.php?pressID=51

None of this technology is optimally applied to getting laid. - Jeff Waugh

Source: talk at Guadec 2007