Quotes by David Card

“Its not about competition yet, its about growing the market.”

“AOL isnt letting anybody into their network, if they dont have to. Theres no incentive for AOL to cooperate with anyone.”

“Theyve just come out of nowhere, and theyre huge. Theyve done a number of things that were really smart. One was blogging. People have been doing personal home pages for as long as the Internets been around, but they were one of the first social networks to jump on that. Theyve also jumped on music, and theres a lot of traffic surrounding that.”

“Nothing ever replaces anything. When TV came along, radio didnt go away. This has the potential to unlock local ad dollars, but Amazon doesnt want to take phone calls.”

“I think spending money on TV makes perfectly good sense. TV is tough, because the audience is fragmenting. But the best way to get butts in seats is to show a trailer, and TV [is a good environment for that].”

“Thats one thing the Web is great for: identifying passionate fans and [reaching out to them].”

“Im excited about the potential of the technology, but right now video is pretty brutal.”

“There will be initial resistance to this type of service, because privacy and security are concerns.”

“Having a file compression format and MP3 players arent enough. The catalyst for online music distribution will be products that offer security for digital content and standards around which consumer electronics companies and others can build products.”

“The thing you can do online that you cant do in the physical world is interactivity and two-way conversation.”