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By Graham Hayday, 18 October 2002 16:13

NEWS "Looking forward, we do not expect our industry to pick up anytime soon, though we're hoping to help put a lot of iPods, iMacs and iBooks under trees this holiday season."
Apple CEO Steve Jobs
http://www.silicon.com/a55990 "Yes, it's true, I like the Microsoft Windows XP operating system enough to change my whole computing world around. Windows XP gives me more choices and flexibility and better compatibility with the rest of the computing world."
These are the words of a Microsoft 'convert' quoted on the software giant's website. However, embarrassment ensued when it turned out the confession wasn't all it appeared...
http://www.silicon.com/a55951 "Sixty percent of the time, my team and I are on the road and yet we still have a business to keep running. This can only be done if we are able to keep in touch online and via phone and access information that we need to make decisions. The Avaya system gives us a foundation for fast, flexible communication now - and we can adapt it in the future."
Ageing rocker Rod Stewart - as quoted by Avaya. We have our doubts that he has ever uttered these words...
http://www.silicon.com/a55994 "I'm not a hunter, but I've been told that if you want to hit duck, you don't shoot where the duck is. You shoot where it's going to be."
Adobe co-founder Chuck Geschke
http://www.silicon.com/a56005 "Together with its full graphic identity, 3 presents a more complete picture of the brand's character. The logo has a light titanium outside and a dynamic, playful, vibrant inside, animating through the whole spectrum of colour. The contrast between the outside and the inside articulates the spirit of 3: cool on the outside, hot on the inside, echoing the same spirit as the tough outer shell of the 3G handsets and the cauldron of dynamic information and entertainment inside."
Hutchison Whampoa explains its choice of name and logo...