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Robert X. Cringely Quotes

born 1953 United States

Robert X. Cringely, real name Mark Stephens, (born Jan. 1953) is an American computer journalist and broadcaster.

United States
Technology writers

Also known as: Cringely, Robert X., Mark Stephens

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If the automobile had followed the same development as the computer, a Rolls Royce would today cost $100 and get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year killing everyone inside.

Robert X. Cringely (1989)

What you have to watch out for are the theories that claim to be infallible. Because the only way their believers can win is to stomp out everyone who disagrees with them.

More proof that trusting the Feds to protect our information is like hiring Homer Simpson to guard the donuts.

If you ask someone whether our Constitutional rights are being flushed down the porcelain oubliette, and their response is, "If I answer that honestly they'll arrest me," then you already have your answer.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Robert X. Cringely (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.