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I really loved watching that old segment. Little things like Bob Simon saying "...gigabytes, whatever that is" really takes you back to that time before the ubiquity of computing.

The other interesting thing was the discussion about selling user data and how unconcerned everyone was at that point about it.

I think this is my favorite (around 15:55):

Reporter: I think my generation grew up with Sears.

Some Wall Street Guy: And Amazon is worth 20% more than Sears is worth, in market capitalization.

Reporter: How do you view that phenomenon, that Amazon today is worth more than Sears?

WSG: Investors are focused on the future. Amazon has growth potential that Sears doesn't.

Reporter: (Scoffing) A couple of geeks, who sketched out some software, could destroy Sears-Roebuck?

I felt that the reporter had a hostile tone throughout the whole interview. They way he scoffed at Jeff for driving a Honda as apposed to something like a Mercedes or Bentley put me off.

and "amazon collects over half a gigabyte of data on it's customers every single day" they must handle that much information in milliseconds at this point.