--- title: "13 Software Industry Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 13 Software Industry quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Software Industry sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f0/larry-ellison-3963_autonomy_we-have-most-of-the-software-industry-ru_3175845.jpg" --- > [We have most of the software industry running Autonomy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-ellison/we-have-most-of-the-software-industry-running-autonomy/) [Larry Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-ellison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f0/larry-ellison-3963_autonomy_we-have-most-of-the-software-industry-ru_3175845.jpg) > [I don't believe in government regulation of the software industry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-don-t-believe-in-government-regulation-of-the-software-industry/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/095/anonymous-1_believe_i-don-t-believe-in-government-regulation_1342567.jpg) > [Paul Allen with Microsoft revolutionized the software industry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-diamandis/paul-allen-with-microsoft-revolutionized-the-software-industry/) [Peter Diamandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-diamandis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80b/peter-diamandis-1516_allen_paul-allen-with-microsoft-revolutionized_1961108.png) > [The software industry has to become better in componentization. That's a clear focus for most of the software companies. How components look,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hasso-plattner/the-software-industry-has-to-become-better-in-componentization-that-s/) [Hasso Plattner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hasso-plattner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95c/hasso-plattner-22393_ability_the-software-industry-has-to-become-bett_622686.jpg) > [My best decision was to choose to go to Wall Street over law. I learned a lot and focused on the expanding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/safra-a-catz/my-best-decision-was-to-choose-to-go-to-wall-street-over-law-i/) [Safra A. Catz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/safra-a-catz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56f/safra-a-catz-16620_best_my-best-decision-was-to-choose-to-go-to_1412567.jpg) > [The most amazing achievement of the computer software industry is its continuing cancellation of the steady and staggering gains made by the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-petroski/the-most-amazing-achievement-of-the-computer-software-industry-is-its/) [Henry Petroski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-petroski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29a/henry-petroski-10198_achievement_the-most-amazing-achievement-of-the-comp_543783.png) > [I'm a victim of Developaralysis: the crippling sense that the software industry is evolving so fast that no one person can possibly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-evans/i-m-a-victim-of-developaralysis-the-crippling-sense-that-the-software/) [Jon Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-evans/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e44/jon-evans-27097_keep_i-m-a-victim-of-developaralysis-the-crip_2838695.png) > [Maintaining a consistent platform also helps improve product support - a significant problem in the software industry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/maintaining-a-consistent-platform-also-helps-improve-product-support/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ed/bill-gates-137_consistent_maintaining-a-consistent-platform-also-h_3031543.jpg) > [“Investors are still thinking through the consequences of reinventing the software industry as one with an explicit focus on service rather than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-s-raymond/investors-are-still-thinking-through-the-consequences-of-reinventing/) [Eric S. Raymond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-s-raymond/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3a/eric-s-raymond-5007_intellectual-propert_investors-are-still-thinking-through-the_1343519.jpg) > [There's nothing more frustrating than seeing cynics sit there and say, 'Well, nobody can make any more money because Microsoft and Intel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-j-saylor/there-s-nothing-more-frustrating-than-seeing-cynics-sit-there-and-say/) [Michael J. Saylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-j-saylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ba/michael-j-saylor-23588_any_there-s-nothing-more-frustrating-than-se_661924.png) > [We have over 60 million machines that can take the same diskette, plug it in and immediately ah, that that software's working.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/we-have-over-60-million-machines-that-can-take-the-same-diskette-plug/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11d/bill-gates-137_computers_we-have-over-60-million-machines-that-ca_1037839.jpg) > [Software-industry battles are fought by highly paid and out-of-shape nerds furiously pounding computer keyboards while they guzzle diet Coke. The stakes aren't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-myhrvold/software-industry-battles-are-fought-by-highly-paid-and-out-of-shape/) [Nathan Myhrvold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-myhrvold/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c6/nathan-myhrvold-3298_battle_software-industry-battles-are-fought-by_461478.jpg) > [“In a future that includes competition from open source, we can expect that the eventual destiny of any software technology will be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-s-raymond/in-a-future-that-includes-competition-from-open-source-we-can-expect/) [Eric S. Raymond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-s-raymond/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d5/eric-s-raymond-5007_happy-news_in-a-future-that-includes-competition-fr_394448.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/software-industry/#itemlist", "name": "Software Industry Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We have most of the software industry running Autonomy.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Larry Ellison" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-ellison/we-have-most-of-the-software-industry-running-autonomy/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f0/larry-ellison-3963_autonomy_we-have-most-of-the-software-industry-ru_3175845.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f0/larry-ellison-3963_autonomy_we-have-most-of-the-software-industry-ru_3175845.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f0/larry-ellison-3963_autonomy_we-have-most-of-the-software-industry-ru_3175845.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We have most of the software industry running Autonomy.” — Larry Ellison", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't believe in government regulation of the software industry.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-don-t-believe-in-government-regulation-of-the-software-industry/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/095/anonymous-1_believe_i-don-t-believe-in-government-regulation_1342567.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/095/anonymous-1_believe_i-don-t-believe-in-government-regulation_1342567.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/095/anonymous-1_believe_i-don-t-believe-in-government-regulation_1342567.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I don't believe in government regulation of the software industry.” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Paul Allen with Microsoft revolutionized the software industry.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Peter Diamandis" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-diamandis/paul-allen-with-microsoft-revolutionized-the-software-industry/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80b/peter-diamandis-1516_allen_paul-allen-with-microsoft-revolutionized_1961108.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80b/peter-diamandis-1516_allen_paul-allen-with-microsoft-revolutionized_1961108.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80b/peter-diamandis-1516_allen_paul-allen-with-microsoft-revolutionized_1961108.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Paul Allen with Microsoft revolutionized the software industry.” — Peter Diamandis", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The software industry has to become better in componentization. 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The stakes aren't very dramatic. Life? Liberty? The pursuit of happiness? 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