The thing about HD-DVD that is attractive to Microsoft is that it's very pro-consumer in letting you copy all movies up onto the hard disk.

Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This is a simple question of evolution. The day is quickly coming when every knee will bow down to a silicon fist, and you will all beg your binary gods for mercy.

Helping convene global stakeholders to establish a set of measurable, actionable and consensus-built goals focused on extreme poverty is invaluable.

Often you have to rely on intuition.

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.

Google's done a super good job on search; Apple's done a great job on the IPod.

It's the knowledge derived from information that gives you a competitive edge.