The potential financial reward for building the 'next Windows' is so great that there will never be a shortage of new technologies seeking to challenge it.

Something like Windows is still an unbelievable asset but because the world is somewhat phone-centric, it's an asset that has to be managed very carefully to make sure that it's extended, and there are very interesting things that are being done with that.

Life is a lot more fun if you treat its challenges in creative ways.

Our vision, which has not changed since the day the company was founded.

Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

It's fantastic that Microsoft in the cloud space is one of very few companies that's got the critical mass, the particular emphasis on helping business customers get up to that cloud with all the unique requirements they have. It's very exciting.

Legacy is a stupid thing! I don't want a legacy.