Why pay a fee for Internet content when a million free sites are just a click away? There's no incentive until people are too addicted to the Net to turn off their computers, yet are bored with what's available.
Nathan MyhrvoldI was good at math and science, and I got lots of degrees in lots of things, but in a parallel universe, I probably became a chef.
Nathan MyhrvoldIf you have a block of ballistics gelatin and a high-speed camera, pretty soon somebody gets a gun!
Nathan MyhrvoldUltimately, my Ph.D. is in mathematical physics, focusing on quantum field theory and curved space-time, and I worked with Stephen Hawking.
Nathan MyhrvoldPeople get cranky when you burst their bubble. Over time, advances in astronomy have relentlessly reinforced the utter insignificance of Earth on a celestial scale. Fortunately, political and religious leaders stopped barbecuing astronomers for saying so, turning their spits with human-rights activists instead.
Nathan Myhrvold