Microsoft's philosophy is to 'do things better.' And Vista has given us lots of opportunity to do that.

Rich countries can afford to overpay for things.

A breakthrough in machine learning would be worth ten Microsofts.

It's pretty incredible to look back 30 years to when Microsoft was starting and realize how work has been transformed. We're finally getting close to what I call the digital workstyle.

I'm certainly well taken care of in terms of food and clothes.

The challenge here is to design a system where market incentives, including profits and recognition, drive those principles to do more for the poor. I like to call this idea creative capitalism, an approach where governments, businesses, and nonprofits work together to stretch the reach of market forces so that more people can make a profit, or gain recognition, doing work that eases the world's inequities.

If I hadn't given my money away, I'd have had more than anyone else on the planet.