46 Quotes by Ted Schadler

Ultimately, it's the consumer that's going to judge whether a new machine is faster than an older one. The chip inside doesn't matter to the buyer as much as the computing experience.

There is a segment of the consumer population that wants the convenience of transferring and printing images directly from the camera, without the cable, and it eventually will gain popularity. But first they have to buy the equipment necessary to do that.

See a problem; find a solution; then tell the company that this is the way it's going to be -- get on board or else.

Music labels would much rather have variable price, so they can charge more for hits and perhaps less for older tracks. Apple likes the $0.99 price because it is simple, uniform, not too high to discourage buyers, and very easy to administer and merchandise.

Right now, everything is in place for the competition to really begin. In the past, manufacturers were tinkering with standards and technology, but now that they have that all figured out, the race has begun.

Right now, everything is in place for the competition to really begin.

Because they'll be able to lock up the volume discounts, they can undercut everyone's prices over the long haul. It puts price ahead of profit.

It is more than just a hum in the background, ... There are real decisions being made and money being spent, and Microsoft is starting to see, at the margin, an impact.

Microsoft has changed the way information is stored, so that any application can use WinFS. It essentially turns the hard drive into a database. That makes it much easier to find and back up data.