For the most part, the best opportunities now lie where your competitors have yet to establish themselves, not where they're already entrenched. Microsoft is struggling to adapt to that new reality.

I'm a very private person that prefers a low profile.

You've got to enjoy time with your family and friends, and if you're involved in sports franchises, those peak moments in playoff games. You have to enjoy life.

I enjoy creating new ideas, working on new creative projects.

In a company where tech decisions were still ultracentralized, the repercussions of a distracted CEO had to be damaging.

The possible is constantly being redefined, and I care deeply about helping humanity move forward.

What should exist? To me, that's the most exciting question imaginable. What do we need that we don't have? How can we realize our potential?