Microsoft was founded with a vision of a computer on every desk, and in every home. We've never wavered from that vision.

I meet people overseas that know five languages - that the only language I'm comfortable in is English.

Windows 95 was a nice milestone.

Scientists and companies weren't creating things like new vaccines. Now that we have this fund that's there to buy at the lowest price, but buy for those people these medicines, we see scientists everywhere coming up with those new tools.

Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I don't think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without the talking about the other.

One thing I've always loved about the culture at Microsoft is there is nobody who is tougher on us, in terms of what we need to learn and do better, than the people in the company itself. You can walk down these halls, and they'll tell you, 'We need to do usability better, push this or that frontier.'

I believe that if you show people the problems and you show them the solutions they will be moved to act.