Virtually every company will be going out and empowering their workers with a certain set of tools, and the big difference in how much value is received from that will be how much the company steps back and really thinks through their business processes…thinking through how their business can change, how their project management, their customer feedback, their planning cycles can be quite different than they ever were before. |
We all learn best in our own ways. Some people do better studying one subject at a time, while some do better studying three things at once. Some people do best studying in structured, linear way, while others do best jumping around, ''surrounding'' a subject rather than traversing it. Some people prefer to learn by manipulating models, and others by reading. |
We also had the tragic events of September 11th, and I know for everyone that's caused us to step back, think about our priorities. It's a tragedy that affects us personally and affects our businesses. For the computer industry in particular, I think it highlights the importance of security, giving that far more importance than we've had in the past. We don't want our digital systems to have weaknesses that allow for tragedies, exploiting the weaknesses that are there. And so there's a renewed sense of focus on that. |
We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Don't let yourself be lulled into inaction. |
We are always upset that they aren't paying us for our products, but we're not going to pick up and go home. |
We are embarking on the richest series of product releases in our company's 30-year history. Beyond the opportunities this presents for our customers and partners, these new live offerings represent an incredibly powerful way of enabling customers to more quickly access and benefit from the innovations being developed by our product teams. |
We are entering a digital decade where smart, connected devices and advanced home-entertainment solutions will enable people to utilize technology in new ways and maximize its full potential. |
We are experiencing the early days of a revolution...that will be long-lived and widespread. |
We are going to use XML as a starting point to allow messages to be exchanged between computers, ... XML will allow users to get a rich and synthesized view on the Web. |
We are making them as fast as we possibly can, and we do expect over the next three to four months that availability will get a lot better. The challenge we had -- and we're not the first to have this -- is the demand far exceeded supply. |
We are not even close to finishing the basic dream of what the PC can be. |
We are pleased that a number of states have joined the Department of Justice in supporting this settlement, ... The fact that so many states have joined the federal government in supporting this agreement is a very significant, positive step toward resolving these issues once and for all. |
We are seeing pioneers moving out to the Internet, banks that are taking transactions, retail shopping on the Internet, and although it's going to take most of a decade before most adults are turning to the Internet for a high percentage of their act |
We are trying to put a 'services plus software' mentality into many of the product groups inside Microsoft. |
We are willing to triple our funding for tuberculosis, and we urge others to do the same. If we have the chance to save 14 million lives, and a clear plan to make it happen, we have an obligation to act. |