Philly Tech News Quotes & Tweets 2/9/2015: Hasso Plattner, Frank Eliason (ex-Comcast customer care), Verizon CEO McAdam & more

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"There’s nothing that says we can’t ride over somebody else’s broadband." - Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam

— The Donohue Report (@donohuereport) February 5, 2015

"It seems to me to be an excessive approach," he said, noting that Charter has never run into any net neutrality problems with Internet video providers. "I think we have a heavy-handed regulatory solution to a problem that doesn't exist. And while it doesn't change anything in any way, it's like someone having a bazooka pointed at you; that's uncomfortable."
-Charter CEO Tom Rutledge, as quoted by Light Reading.

I wouldn't want 2b middle-box vendor selling 2 mobile broadband networks now, based on the FCC Chairman's Wired OpEd http://t.co/a4IARwn5ly

— Jason Livingood (@jlivingood) February 4, 2015

“Who can compare with Fidelity? I didn't tell them at the time, but they were a clear winner.”
-Edmond Walters, founder and CEO of Conshohocken-based eMoney Advisor, on agreeing to being acquired by Fidelity Investments, after he said his company was approached by more than 40 suitors.

@rosettalue @Michael_A_Nutter @VivekKundra @RichNegrin @AdelEbeid I was just briefed on this summit, it will be amazing!

— Charlie Isaacs (@charlieisaacs) February 4, 2015

Let’s not mince words - @SAP intend to cut @Oracle @Microsoft @IBM out the database market for SAP ERP #saphana

— John Appleby (@applebyj) February 3, 2015

SAP Chairman Hasso Plattner: “If this doesn’t work, we’re dead. Flat-out dead. It’s that simple.”
as quoted by Re/code, at the introduction of SAP's new core business suite on Hana.

Flextronics, 220,000 employees, selects Infor CloudSuite. Infor for 135 plants and 11,000 users . Largest deal in Infor history. #ensw

— Charles Phillips (@cpinfor) January 30, 2015

"I am most disappointed in these situations because I know and love many people at Comcast. It should not reflect on them, but it ultimately does. To me, Comcast is a Philadelphia icon. I want to see them experience continued growth, and I wish success for everyone who works there. They have the opportunity to be a pillar of the community, but they are struggling to truly reflect the values of Philadelphia."
-Frank Eliason, the original @ComcastCares, in a piece on LinkedIn.

Inaccurate stories on Forbes re: IBM? It's not a journalistic platform anymore, it'a a PR platform. Malcolm is rolling over in his grave....

— Doug Henschen (@DHenschen) January 27, 2015