Joe Wilcox Quotes on Business & Commerce (6 Quotes)

The bottom line is, it's about business.

Ultimately, analyst Wilcox questions how much weight even a thorough TCO analysis should get in the decision-making process. I think cost containment is the wrong priority for making technology decisions, ... You should be thinking about the business.

I would recommend that any business buy Power Mac G5s now. Don't worry about later on, ... Because you know that, whatever happens, the current software is going to run on the PowerPC processor. There is uncertainty down the road with respect to Intel and how smoothly that transition would go.

Look at the auto industry. Do people fault Jaguar for selling fewer cars than Dodge ... Opera in some ways is a Cadillac browser. You have a lot of extra features built in. The volume might be with the Caravans and the SUVs, but that doesn't mean there isn't money to be made on the other vehicles. Of course, the analogy here is with Web browsers.

In the U.S., only about 60 percent of consumers have Microsoft Office on their computers. That's a lot of opportunity for sales there. They have a pricing advantage. It offers comparable, or better functionality for less. For the consumer and small businesses, value and price will be major factors influencing buying decisions.

According to Wilcox, everyone wins when industry is cooperating with law enforcement. This is a way for Microsoft to give back to its customers, ... After all, who knows Windows better than Microsoft