I like to think that even if we make some really bad choices and go down some bad paths, we'll eventually emerge from it. Tim O'Reilly badchoiceemerge Change image and share on social
There is people who make stuff with words. There is people who make stuff with programs. And I really believe that that whole creative culture, people didn't realize how creative programming is. And anybody who's done it of course knows that not only is it creative, but it's incredibly absorbing. Tim O'Reilly absorbcreativeculture share on social
Amazon is now the definitive source for data about whole sets of products - fungible consumer products. EBay is the authoritative source for the secondary market of those products. Google is the authority for information about facts, but they're relatively undifferentiated. Tim O'Reilly amazonauthoritativeauthority share on social
People don't care about books. They care about ideas. Tim O'Reilly bookcareidea Change image and share on social
I think Microsoft will have to change. I think that the business of Microsoft, the company of Microsoft, is going to continue to succeed. But I think the business model of Microsoft is going to have to change. Tim O'Reilly businesschangecompany share on social
Proprietary software grew up, starting really in the 1980s, as an alternative and that became the dominant model with the rise of companies like Microsoft and Oracle and the like. Tim O'Reilly 1980salternativecompany Change image and share on social
There's not a single business model, and there's not a single type of electronic content. There are really a lot of opportunities and a lot of options and we just have to discover all of them. Tim O'Reilly businesscontentdiscover Change image and share on social
One of the big changes at the heart of Web 2.0 is the shift from the creation of software artifacts, which is what the PC revolution was about, to the creation of software services. These are services that ultimately, if they are successful, will require competencies of operation, of scale, and the like. Tim O'Reilly artifactbigcompetency share on social
Who was the first person to fly across the Atlantic? Lindbergh. Who was the second? No idea. Tim O'Reilly atlanticflyidea Change image and share on social
I personally own six or seven thousand books, so I - and I certainly don't want to see them go away. Tim O'Reilly bookpersonallythousand Change image and share on social