Bruce Chizen Quotes (11 Quotes)

The explosion of digital content, combined with the accelerating proliferation of mobile phones, wireless devices and the growth of broadband are transforming the way the world engages with information. Adobe and Macromedia are at the center of this trend, and together we will build on our combined heritage to redefine the way people and businesses communicate.

We came out yesterday and we told the Street that for fiscal year 2001 that we'll be able to grow our company at least 25 percent next year,

In terms of who's our biggest competitor and what keeps us up at night, it's Microsoft.

In advertising, photography, design, web development and publishing, our creative customers change the way the world looks every day. Logitech has delivered an exciting new way for our customers to work with Adobe software, ensuring more than ever our place at the heart of every creative workflow.

Solid execution drove another outstanding quarter of double-digit growth, ... These third-quarter results reflect the overall strength of our business which, when combined with our pending acquisition of Macromedia, will position us for even greater success in the future.

The competitor I worry about most is Microsoft. Our customers are loyal and as long as we keep innovating, I have a tough time figuring how Microsoft will be successful.

It's still early in the quarter, ... Obviously acceptance of Acrobat will play a big part in terms of how high the company's growth will be. But as we've demonstrated over the last eight to 10 quarters, we're a company that knows how to manage our business. ... We'll see what happens.

At this point in the quarter, it is clear that the economic impact from events of the past two months is having an adverse effect on Adobe's business,

They have a 40 billion monopoly with unlimited resources. I'll never not worry about them.

In the area of delivery, we will continue to work with partners to drive standards, standards that are XML-based, Adobe PDF, and others,

The single-use camera doesn't threaten digital photography because it's really just an on ramp to a digital image, ... Scan it in and you have a digital image. After that, you are more likely to move into the digital camera market.