I saw the hole and it was open, I had to take advantage of it. It was time for us to turn things around, and we took matters into our own hands.

If artificial barriers are necessary to keep employees dedicated to company goals, then that's an indicator of weak management.

Security hurts more than it helps.

We believe that everyone should have the right to listen to the music they purchase, even if it's on the Internet, ... While we respect the court, we disagree with the court's decision and we look forward to taking our case to the court of appeals.

I think God put me on this world to challenge big companies.

What they're really doing is trying to use the internet as a radio, in effect, a hundred-million-person radio as a way for them to broadcast their music and alert new fans to their music.

Maybe the artists should keep those master recordings and just use a service, like MP3.COM, to sell their music. And in fact, when they use us, let's give them a flat fee ... let's just give them 50 percent of the sale price right off the top.

Their content has gone back and forth, gone up and come down.

Microsoft has conceded that the server will have some Linux competition, but they've drawn a line in the sand at the desktop.