Walt Mossberg Quotes

There's no other major item most of us own that is as confusing, unpredictable and unreliable as our personal computers.

I try not to make snap judgments. I never, ever make conclusions about products I've never tried.

Books should cost less and they should be digital.

I think Steve Jobs is a historic figure. He's not only a historic figure in business, but really in America.

Taken as a whole, consumer technologies have made startling advances, but they still are not as easy to use as they should be.

Why shouldn't a PC work like a refrigerator or a toaster?

I'm an enemy of what I call 'computer theology.' There's a class conflict out there. There's a techno-elite that lives in a different world.

People always worry that buying tech products today carries a risk of obsolescence. Most of the time, that fear is overblown.

If you walked into Netscape headquarters with a plain old modem from CompUSA they'd think it was a garage-door opener.

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