"Bill Gates is the pope of the personal computer industry. He decides who's going to build"
- Larry Ellison
About this Quote
This quote by Larry Ellison is a humorous method of revealing the tremendous impact and power that Bill Gates has in the personal computer market. By comparing him to the pope, Ellison is suggesting that Gates is the ultimate authority in the industry, which his choices are final. He is implying that Gates has the power to decide who is enabled to construct and manufacture personal computers, which his choices are appreciated and followed by all. This quote is a testament to the enormous influence and power that Gates has had in the market, and how his choices have actually formed the market as a whole.
This quote is written / told by Larry Ellison somewhere between August 17, 1944 and today. He/she was a famous Businessman from USA, the quote is categorized under the topic Computers. The author also have 6 other quotes.
"There are no rules and regulations for perfect composition. If there were we would be able to put all the information into a computer and would come out with a masterpiece. We know that's impossible. You have to compose by the seat of your pants"
"I think it would be cool if you were writing a ransom note on your computer, if the paper clip popped up and said, 'Looks like you're writing a ransom note. Need help? You should use more forceful language, you'll get more money.'"
"I see the player piano as the grandfather of the computer, the ancestor of the entire nightmare we live in, the birth of the binary world where there is no option other than yes or no and where there is no refuge"
"Now the whole point about machines is they are designed not to be random. When you call up a word processing program on your computer, you don't want it to be different every time you call it up. You want it to stay the same"
"I said, 'Okay, it's the year 2000, I'm getting a computer and a Palm Pilot.' I know how to check my e-mail, and I've listed some phone numbers on it. Half the time the battery has gone out so I can't use it"
"Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This is a simple question of evolution. The day is quickly coming when every knee will bow down to a silicon fist, and you will all beg your binary gods for mercy"
"If you grew up, and you never had a computer, and you've never used the Internet, and someone asked you if you wanted to buy a data plan, your response would be 'What's a data plan, and why would I want to use this?'"
"I got my first computer in the 6th grade or so. As soon as I got it, I was interested in finding out how it worked and how the programs worked and then figuring out how to write programs at just deeper and deeper levels within the system"
