After all, it's the future of business communication that we're looking toward.

In my column series 'The Main Thing,' I often talk about how Internet technology can improve the way people communicate - both within a business and between a business and its customers and partners.

There are no pat answers - we're pushing through some new frontiers, and lessons of the past don't always apply.

We can provide beta software to our developers in advance of the general public. We can easily link up with external partners, customers, and suppliers.

We're building a great company, and we're very excited about the future of the company.

I don't believe in government regulation of the software industry.

I think they should separate Microsoft's application group from its operating system group.