30 Quotes by Ray Ozzie

Services-enabled software really is going to change the nature of how almost everyone uses technology, from consumers to small businesses to enterprises, ... in different forms and at different paces.

In its simplest form, the clipboard enabled the user to simply grasp the concept of moving a copy of the information from one application to another. Simply stated, I'd like to extend the clipboard user model to the web.

In just a few weeks time, several Microsoft product groups ... built prototypes and demos, and found that it works and interoperates quite nicely,

Clearly as the flexibility and potential of 'mashing up' and recombining application components gets closer to someone who understands the user's needs, the value to that user increases.

I believe at this juncture it's generally very clear to each of us why we need to transform ? the competitors, the challenges, and the opportunities.

There are pros and cons to taking money. The best kind of company is one where you don't have to take any moneyI funded the first few years myself. But eventually, I took some money from Mitch Kapor and then others. Not so much because I needed it at that point, but because I knew that, ultimately, you cannot accomplish something completely on your own. You really need to develop a network of people who win when you win.

Regardless of past aspirations, this is the right time to be focusing on services for two specific reasons The increasing ubiquity of broadband has made it viable, and the proven economics of the advertising model has made it profitable.

Those who can envision a plausible future that's brighter than today will earn the opportunity to lead.

I love software, because if you can imagine something, you can build it.