balam - 1:56 pm on May 4, 2006 (gmt 0)

For "your" information:

New York Times (2006-04-21): Google Posts 60% Gain in Earnings [nytimes.com]

This is the "interview last month" with the original "huge machine crisis" quote...

Google continued to make substantial capital investments, mainly in computer servers, networking equipment and space for its data centers. It spent $345 million on these items in the first quarter, more than double the level of last year. Yahoo, its closest rival, spent $142 million on capital expenses in the first quarter. Google has an enormous volume of Web site information, video and e-mail on its servers, Mr. Schmidt said. "Those machines are full. We have a huge machine crisis."

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