Velocity matters

Google Gets Ready to Rumble With Microsoft
The New York Times looks at Google Docs and Google's software (Dec 16 2007)

Google’s CEO, Eric Schmidt recalls that shortly after joining Google, “he was frustrated that people were answering e-mail on their laptops at meetings while he was speaking. ‘I’ve given up” trying to change such behavior, he says. “They have to answer their e-mail. Velocity matters.’”