Buying Quote by Steven Magee

Why I am NOT going to buy a computer

— Wendell Berry

“Once Microsoft lost its grip on developers, it became only a matter of time before it lost its monopoly on operating systems.”

— Ben Horowitz

A big part of the success of Microsoft was that every year, the chips our software ran on got faster and cheaper. They doubled…

— Paul Allen

Microsoft looks at new ideas, they don't evaluate whether the idea will move the industry forward, they ask, 'how will it help us sell…

— Bill Gates

“You can't get a personal computer to work without Windows (this is under the assumption you can actually get Windows to work).”

— Steven B. Green

The whole hardware industry has experienced the phenomenon in which every time computers get cheaper, they appeal to a new set of users; every…

— Nathan Myhrvold

“Aim for a million bucks, you suddenly need a billion. I upgraded my computer, but it wasn't enough. No matter what, it ain't fucken…

— D.B.C. Pierre

For whatever reason somebody can be convinced to buy a PC, it opens up a whole new market for all of us in the…

— Kevin O'Leary

“But you’re not that smart, I mean, your species is responsible for Windows Vista.” “Vist- that was a long time ago!” “It’s still an…

— Craig Alanson

“You have to revisit anyway The fact is that everyone has scalability issues, no one can deal with their service going from zero to…

— Jason Fried

The ever-growing size of software applications is what makes Moore's Law possible: 'If we hadn't brought your computer to its knees, why would you…

— Nathan Myhrvold

I think Windows 8 is a catastrophe for everyone in the PC space. I think we'll lose some of the top-tier PC/OEMs, who will…

— Gabe Newell