Five or ten years ago, when it was clear the Internet was becoming a mainstream phenomenon, it was equally clear that a lot of people were being left out and could be left behind

And so the idea was, well maybe you can take an Atari video game machine, where people plug in a game cartridge, and plug in a modem, and tie that into a telephone, and essentially turn that game in the machine into an interactive terminal.

I do think actually in this case the government does get credit for funding some of the basic research.

Bill sees and understands the possibilities of a connected world and has the expertise and the experience to help make it a reality, ... As more and more consumers want to take their connectivity with them beyond the desktop, Bill's vision will be critical in charting the company's future course and delivering on the promise of AOL Anywhere.

You have to get along with people, but you also have to recognize that the strength of a team is different people with different perspectives and different personalities.

All great ideas start as weird ideas. What now seems obvious, early on, is not obvious to anybody.

What I have figured out is that I can predict the future. I just can't predict when.