They said it.

"Sun's vision is to see every woman, man, and child connected with a real broadband connector. In 1996, we said 'anyone, anytime, anywhere,' and now in 2000, Microsoft is saying that same thing, and they will probably try and trademark it." Scott McNealy, Chairman and CEO, Sun Microsystems

"So, when we think of this era, it's actually more revolutionary to say that it's the post-TV-as-we-know-it era, the post-phone era, because those devices are the ones that will work in new ways."
Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman

"Today there are approximately 1.6 billion television sets on the planet. And we can look forward in a couple of years to every one of them being connected to the Internet."
John Setel O'Donnell, President, Equator Technologies

"The number of WAP [wireless application protocol] phones produced in 2000 [will] outpace PCs. ...Over 29 million [will] be made this year."
Matti Alahuhta, President, Nokia Mobile Phones

"Historically, 99.9 percent of humanity has underestimated the needs for and uses of technology."
Seymour Friedel, CEO, Zydacron

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