This is something we're very committed to, it's something that I think people are underestimating right now as they've seen some of the dot-com promises not come through. I think they're missing the fact that the basic technology is moving forward, the new platforms are here and this vision of the digital decade will be a reality.

Maintaining a consistent platform also helps improve product support - a significant problem in the software industry.

In my view, investing in public libraries is an investment in the nation's future.

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

I was lucky to be involved and get to contribute to something that was important, which is empowering people with software.

China has many successful entrepreneurs and business people. I hope that more people of insight will put their talents to work to improve the lives of poor people in China and around the world, and seek solutions for them.

Sometimes, I think my most important job as a CEO is to listen for bad news. If you don't act on it, your people will eventually stop bringing bad news to your attention and that is the beginning of the end.