Joe Sims Quotations

If they can come up with something that is satisfactory, we'll present it to the DOJ. If they don't, well see them in court.

I wouldn't be surprised to see Judge Jackson rule by the end of this week. He hasn't shown a lot of patience here recently.

Getting a global consensus, it turns out, is not that easy. We're hoping we're going to get widespread support so we can stand up and say to the U.S. government that this is a true consensus document.

If the funding problem lingers long enough, then sooner or later there won't be people willing to donate their time to ICANN, ... important enough to continue to do.

The $421,000 that came in the door ran out a long time ago, ... We're well over $1 million in the hole.

There are very small numbers of people raising serious issues out there. I'm surprised to see the depth of feelings some people have and the range of opinions. Some of the views are informed and rational and some of them are not.

Whenever I've needed anything done, Margaret has dropped everything and given me a hand. I'm sure that I'm not the only one she has taken care of in the community like that. Stevens has gone above and beyond what her position calls for here at the City Hall.

We're begging. We're going after any organization that will give us money. We're spreading the word wide and far,

The thrust of our conversation was our mutual frustration with the lack of aggressiveness on the part of DOC.

The government will argue that staying the conduct remedies pending appeal will have further anti-competitive effects. The burden then would be on Microsoft to show that those remedies would have such a dramatic effect on their business that it would be inequitable to have them go into effect before the appeal. The outcome of the two arguments depends on art as well as science.

If you increase transparency between buyers and buyers or sellers and sellers you reduce the fear factor, which is what induces competition - the fear you will be beaten out by the other guy.

If we are to avoid having to spend a lot of time worrying about where we're going to get next month's money, we need a $2 million cash infusion,

The notion that the people that were asked to help on this tried to figure out what helped their clients...is just plain silly.

The notion that there is something improper about advocating your client's position is kind of strange.

It's unlikely that he will do something more extensive than government recommended in its proposed remedy. But his ruling is likely to be closer to the government's proposals than to Microsoft's.