Computers shouldn't be unusable. You don't need to know how to work a telephone switch to make a phone call, or how to use the Hoover Dam to take a shower, or how to work a nuclear-power plant to turn on the lights.

We see some predatory pricing practices that only monopolists could engage in,

In 1982, we were just a group of young guys who believed The Network is the Computer. Today, I'm proud to say this principle still guides Sun's business and is driving many of today's prominent innovations, trends and business models. It's great to be back on stage with this group of big minds and talk about the history and evolution of Silicon Valley, the future of the network, and what this all means as we enter a new age of participation on the global network.

We are going to take the hit and basically you are going to get the Oracle database license for free with one year's support. The bigger the machine, the cooler this gets.

If I could embed a locator chip in my child right now, I know I would do that. Some people call that Big Brother; I call it being a father.

The utility model of computing - computing resources delivered over the network in much the same way that electricity or telephone service reaches our homes and offices today - makes more sense than ever.