2007 Das iPhone hat keine Chance einen signifikaten Marktanteil zu erreichen. Keine Chance. (Steve Ballmer)

2004  Spam wird in zwei Jahren der Vergangenheit angehören. (Bill Gates)

1995 I predict the Internet will soon go spectacularly supernova and in 1996 catastrophically collapse. (Robert Metcalfe)

1994 I see little commercial potential for the Internet for at least ten years. (Bill Gates)

1990 By 1995, desktop operating system shipments will be 50 per cent OS/2, 20 per cent Unix, 15 per cent Macintosh and 10 per cent PC-DOS. (Meta Group)

1989 Real concurrency -- in which one program actually continues to function while you call up and use another -- is more amazing but of small use to the average person. How many programs do you have that take more than a few seconds to perform any task? (New York Times)

1988 If users wanted a graphical interface, wouldn't the Macintosh dominate the market? (Bruce Tonkin)

1988 Computer viruses are an urban myth. (Peter Norton)

1988 I believe OS/2 is destined to be the most important operating system, and possibly program, of all times. (Bill Gates)

1981 640K ought to be enough for anybody. (Bill Gates)

1977 There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. (Ken Olson of Digital Equipment)

Die gesicherten Fakten und Methoden von gestern sind die humoristischen Ankedoten von heute. In der IT ist ständige Weiterbildung unumgänglich.