55 Quotes by Michael Gartenberg

Vendors want to see you buy fully-configured, high-end systems. The question is, are there legions of users who resisted purchasing at that price? All of the major vendors are having systems in the sub-$1,000 range to offer new purchasers a chance.

There are some real competitive issues going on, and (Microsoft) needs to respond, not just with products and offerings for consumers but also (with) compelling products and APIs for developers, ... There's a recognition that people are embracing the Web as a platform, and they (Microsoft) want to be there as well.

There are enough compatible applications at launch so that Windows 2000 will not suffer as a result. With BackOffice, there is plenty of time to resolve issues, particularly with Active Directory design.

We've seen growing awareness of this notion of connectivity. And we'll continue to see this going forward in 2006.

The pricing model seems to be somewhat questionable here. People will ask why they need to spend that much money for a box.

The price sounds reasonable and should resonate with consumers,

Looks like a good solid name for Nintendo.

No doubt, I'm sure, the senior executives at Microsoft were pretty upset (with the latest Vista delay). Steven has a track record of shipping products (and he can) potentially take the reins and get the thing out the door and fix whatever process problems there are.

More importantly, they've done it in a way that seems to be fairly understandable by consumers so you don't have to have a whole IT department in your house to make this stuff work.