We all know that there are these exemplars who can take the toughest students, and they'll teach them two-and-a-half years of math in a single year.

Bringing together the right information with the right people will dramatically improve a company's ability to develop and act on strategic business opportunities.

[We in Microsoft] are not the only software company but we are a great software company doing some unique work.

Looking at these issues as a businessman, I believe that investing in the world's poorest people is the smartest way that our government spends money.

There were a lot of missteps in the early days, but because we got in early we got to make more mistakes than other people.

I believe OS/2 is destined to be the most important operating system, and possibly program, of all time. As the successor to DOS, which has over 10,000,000 systems in use, it creates incredible opportunities for everyone involved with PCs.

Now, if you're rich, you can spend a lot of money, Netherlands-style, and reduce that. But Bangladesh or parts of India, like Calcutta, they just simply won't be able to afford that kind of protection.