In my opinion MS is a lot better at making money than it is at making good operating systems.
Linus TorvaldsSee, you not only have to be a good coder to create a system like Linux, you have to be a sneaky bastard too.
Linus TorvaldsI'm simply too content doing what I want to do to really have a very negative attitude towards MicroSoft. They make bad products - so what? I don't need to care, because I happily don't have to use them, and writing my own alternative has been a very gratifying experience in many ways.
Linus TorvaldsLinux has more than satisfied any small initial expectations I had. It's simply incredible how successful Linux has been, and how good a time I've had developing it and leading the project. It does take a lot of my time, but it's time I really enjoy spending, and Linux has continued to be challenging both technically and from a managing standpoint.
Linus Torvalds