If you rely too much on the people in other countries and other companies, in a sense that's your brain and you are outsourcing your brain.

The future of advertising is the Internet.

Nobody has a guaranteed position in computer technologies business. We've done some good work, but all of these products become obsolete so fast and the structure of the business as it broadens out is going to be so different.

The future of Windows is to let the computer see, listen and even learn.

China is certainly an important player in the global economy, and a widespread AIDS epidemic would threaten that growth.

On my desk I have three screens, synchronized to form a single desktop. I can drag items from one screen to the next. Once you have that large display area, you'll never go back, because it has a direct impact on productivity.

Playing Bridge is a pretty old fashioned thing in a way that I really like. I was watching my daughter ride horses this weekend and that is also a bit old fashioned but fun. I do the dishes every night - other people volunteer but I like the way I do it.