Jonathan Schwartz Technology Quotations

The technology industry is unique in being able to effect social, political and economic progress on a global basis. We take that responsibility, and our partners in innovation around the world, very seriously -- that's why we're proud to provide the computing power needed for Architecture for Humanity to help improve living conditions for so many people.

Proprietary technology relegates you either to a niche or to the ditch. We're growing our market opportunity by steadfastly open sourcing the entirety of our software portfolio--from the Solaris OS to Java developer tools--and now we're taking the next step by open sourcing the world's most innovative microprocessor under the GPL. Giving our customers more choice and driving community innovation expands our economic opportunity and is forcing our competitors to sit up and take notice--we are back on offense.

Sun Microsystems is built on the principles of openness and innovation. We've contributed more code to the open source community than any other company on earth and we're committed to furthering its future. I believe that we in the technology industry have a responsibility to remove the barriers to participation on the network and help fuel innovation and economic opportunity -- and I believe open source helps us reach that goal.

The big wave in the marketplace to me is citizens getting involved in technology, individuals getting involved in technology decisions.

It's time the technology industry took a stand -- tripling your datacenter performance shouldn't mean tripling your power bill and needing more coal-fired power plants,