Scott McNealy Quotes

"Our belief is that anything with an electrical or digital heartbeat will be connected to the Internet,"

"Jonathan has earned the admiration and respect of our 37,900 employees, our customers and partners, and the industry as a whole. He is the ideal leader to take the helm as Sun's chief executive officer."

"Computers belong in the boiler room, appliances belong in your hand,"

"The Evil Empire. [About Microsoft]"

"that have scale, that have a good brand name, that have a good management team, are going to do well."

"The team has been banging out products on time, with significantly better price performance. I would say we are getting pretty darn relevant again. . . . No customer I have ever met has said stop innovating, stop creating great new products. It's starting to pay off."

"The point here is both companies are dedicated to software as a service, and the network as the computer,"

"The job isn't done. I'll certainly stay around to support that. I'll be working full, 100 percent."

"We are changing the rules, ... You should not have (software) with you, you should have it on the network -- store it on the network."

"Sun takes great pride in its impeccable reputation as a transparent and compliant organization. With the addition of Bob to Sun's board and the appointment of Mike as Sun's new CFO, I'm 100 percent confident that the strong tradition will continue and I look forward to working with them both in their new roles."

"We are actively promoting Java in China as well as the rest of Asia-Pacific,"

"Only a monopolist could study a business and ruin it by giving away products."

"[He opened with a new one-liner about Microsoft's new advertising slogan:] Microsoft is now talking about the digital nervous system, ... I guess I would be nervous if my system was built on their technology too."

"We'll use their advertising and they'll use our technology."

"Students today are raised on technology, fundamentally changing the educational environment and how students interact, learn and share. Continued focus on eliminating barriers to education by leveraging technology and the network will help bridge the digital divide and deliver world-class education to everyone. Today's students are the leaders of tomorrow and it is our duty to provide the education they need to shape the future."

"The only responsible thing is to let the new guy get all the triumph and glory."

"This isn't about me. It's about a big moment in Sun's history and I'm proud to share that with you. There's lots more work to do and I'm certainly going to stay around and support that."

"Get the best people and train them well."

"The only thing that I'd rather own than Windows is English, because then I could charge you two hundred and forty-nine dollars for the right to speak it."

"We're not talking about new regulation. We are only talking about enforcing the laws that have been on the books and that have gone after the railroads, the telephone companies, everybody's who's had a monopoly in the past."