A lot of the websites built through the 1990s used Perl. The first webmaster of Sun Microsystems coined a wonderful phrase. He… — Tim O'Reilly Built Copy Share Image
At O'Reilly, the way we think about our business is that we're not a publisher; we're not a conference producer; we're a… — Tim O'Reilly About Copy Share Image
Amazon is increasingly dominating online commerce. People are starting their searches there, which of course threatens Google because it takes away some… — Tim O'Reilly Amazon Copy Share Image
There is people who make stuff with words. There is people who make stuff with programs. And I really believe that that… — Tim O'Reilly Absorb Copy Share Image
I think Microsoft will have to change. I think that the business of Microsoft, the company of Microsoft, is going to continue… — Tim O'Reilly Business Copy Share Image
There are a lot of lousy conferences that pander to sponsors. They end up creating an opportunity for boring speakers who are… — Tim O'Reilly About Copy Share Image
Think of how Wikipedia works, how Amazon harnesses user annotation on its site, the way photo-sharing sites like Flickr are bleeding out… — Tim O'Reilly Amazon Copy Share Image
Proprietary software grew up, starting really in the 1980s, as an alternative and that became the dominant model with the rise of… — Tim O'Reilly Alternative Copy Share Image
The nice thing about twitter is the architecture of visibility. Email is invisible unless you reach out to someone directly. With Twitter,… — Tim O'Reilly Acknowledge Copy Share Image
The Lean Startup isn't just about how to create a more successful entrepreneurial business, it's about what we can learn from those… — Tim O'Reilly Answers Copy Share Image
I think that Microsoft will increasingly feel margin pressure from Linux as well as people saying: well actually the applications that really… — Tim O'Reilly Able Copy Share Image
“product is the collective activity of all its users; like the web itself, eBay grows organically in response to user” — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
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Everybody who goes into government gets somewhat chewed up in the process. Being a senior appointee is like being at a startup,… — Tim O'Reilly Being Copy Share Image
There are more than 21 eBook channels already. Authors can’t possibly get to these and do what they do best. — Tim O'Reilly Books Copy Share Image
I believe that the human motive to share is very powerful. The human motive to profit is also very powerful, and I… — Tim O'Reilly Also Copy Share Image
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