You’re trying to take something that can be described in many, many sentences and pages of prose, but you can convert it into a couple lines of poetry and you still get the essence, so it’s that compression. The best code is poetry.

Our first-party devices will light up digital work and life. Surface Pro 3 is a great example -- it is the world's best productivity tablet. In addition, we will build first-party hardware to stimulate more demand for the entire Windows ecosystem. That means at times we'll develop new categories like we did with Surface. It also means we will responsibly make the market for Windows Phone, which is our goal with the Nokia devices and services acquisition.

Our mission of empowering every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more is really a look back to the very creation of Microsoft.

I think playing cricket taught me more about working in teams and leadership that has stayed with me throughout my career.

The way I measure my life is 'Am I better than I was last year?'

Technologies will come and go, so you need to be able to both ask and answer the question: What do you do as a company, why do you exist?

Finally, I truly believe that each of us must find meaning in our work. The best work happens when you know that it's not just work, but something that will improve other people's lives.