46 Quotes by Ted Schadler

Microsoft is long overdue in creating a consumer operating system that includes core features for media, entertainment, and family security, and Vista will include much of this ability.

While a high-definition video format does bring benefits over today's standard-definition discs, in movies as in music consumers are moving beyond shiny discs.

When operating systems began integrating features that were in other systems, they were well on the road to becoming undifferentiated from each other. With widgets, they see an opportunity to win users by being unique in how free content is pulled into the system.

There is a big debate in the industry on centralized vs. different boxes around the house. I fall on the side of a lot of different boxes.

To really boost legal music download services, the RIAA has to understand how to master the channel.

Every consumer technology company -- manufacturers, service providers, installers, and retailers -- has a role to play in delivering end-to-end digital experiences. Product-service bundles, global media and technology standards, and nonprofit certification groups that implement and test standards are all critical to bringing digital experiences to life for all consumers.

The software industry once had the keys to the kingdom. But buyers are becoming more sophisticated. The software industry should share in the risk instead of running and gunning.

Apple will keep doing what it's doing, and most likely that means they hope Windows users will make the switch on their own. But they're not going to tear down what they've built to try to conquer the OS world.

Apple is very aware of what chips need to go in which machines and when. That's part of the reason they made the switch to Intel.