By helping us to be more productive, technology lets us to spend less time focusing on survival, and more on solving other challenges.

Bill Gates' Success Factors for Microsoft 1. Long-term Approach 2. Passion for Products and Technology 3. Teamwork 4. Results 5. Customer Feedback 6. Individual Excellence

Let's face it, the average computer user has the brain of a Spider Monkey.

In almost every area of human endeavor, the practice improves over time. That hasn't been the case for teaching.

Like any well designed software product, Windows is designed, developed and tested as an integrated whole.

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.

I believe innovation is the most powerful force for change in the world. People who are pessimistic about the future tend to extrapolate from the present in a straight line. But innovation fundamentally shifts the trajectory of development.