14 Quotes by Jeffrey Maxick

There are so many poor people in China, and they don't need a super-powerful system. As long as they can get something cheaper and still communicate, that's all that matters. Access to the Internet is the most important thing.

I think they're clarifying their focus in certain areas. I don't think it's a big deal, but if it helps them focus better on certain areas it's certainly a good thing.

The question is can they offer it free without it looking like predatory pricing. I'm not sure they can do something that extreme when in the next six months they'll be getting some kind of judgment in the Department of Justice trial.

With AOL likely switching to Navigator, the pendulum will swing heavily back to Navigator.

Up until a week ago, companies had been running on expectations over fourth-quarter earnings. I don't think people are expecting anything bad. But more recently, it got to the point where these stocks ran up so much that a little profit taking ensued.

This was beyond most people's wildest dreams. They keep running on all cylinders and I don't see anything in the way to stop it.

Right now we have 45-percent PC penetration in the U.S.. It will be years before we see that in China. There's no need for the Internet right now. They have plenty of other problems.

Companies have to invest in research and development, lest their competitors pass them by. And they have to spend money in sales and marketing to make sure their products are getting their due in terms of promotion. Right now, the environment is so competitive that it's impossible to shift the increase in costs to the consumer, and companies are getting their margins squeezed.

They're trying to diversify their bets. They don't know who will be the leader in this space, and they want to have a presence with whoever has the potential to be the leader.