Great companies have high cultures of accountability, it comes with this culture of criticism I was talking about before, and I think our culture is strong on that.

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And then you take a look at Spaces, there is this great innovation that came...

And then you take a look at Spaces, there is this great innovation that came...

I have lots of sources of information about what's going on at the company. I...

I have lots of sources of information about what's going on at the company. I...

My children - in many dimensions they're as poorly behaved as many other children, but...

My children - in many dimensions they're as poorly behaved as many other children, but...

I'm very, very bullish about our prospects, and as I tell our board, as I...

I'm very, very bullish about our prospects, and as I tell our board, as I...

I'm not sure blogs are necessarily the best place to get a pulse on anything....

I'm not sure blogs are necessarily the best place to get a pulse on anything....

We will make our products work out of the box.

We will make our products work out of the box.

I come back to the same thing: We've got the greatest pipeline in the company's...

I come back to the same thing: We've got the greatest pipeline in the company's...

Certainly, we continue to bring in new people. We'll hire, net new, over 4,000 people...

Certainly, we continue to bring in new people. We'll hire, net new, over 4,000 people...

I have never, honestly, thrown a chair in my life.

I have never, honestly, thrown a chair in my life.

What we've gone through in the last several years has caused some people to question...

What we've gone through in the last several years has caused some people to question...

So, I think the output of our innovation is great. We have a culture of...

So, I think the output of our innovation is great. We have a culture of...

Linux is a cancer that attaches itself in an intellectual property sense to everything it...

Linux is a cancer that attaches itself in an intellectual property sense to everything it...

The number one benefit of information technology is that it empowers people to do what...

The number one benefit of information technology is that it empowers people to do what...

We don't have a monopoly. We have market share. There's a difference.

We don't have a monopoly. We have market share. There's a difference.

Great companies in the way they work, start with great leaders.

Great companies in the way they work, start with great leaders.

Our company has to be a company that enables its people.

Our company has to be a company that enables its people.

Our people, our shareholders, me, Bill Gates, we expect to change the world in every...

Our people, our shareholders, me, Bill Gates, we expect to change the world in every...

We've grown from 18% of the profits of the top 25 companies in our industry...

We've grown from 18% of the profits of the top 25 companies in our industry...

All companies of any size have to continue to push to make sure you get...

All companies of any size have to continue to push to make sure you get...

We can believe that we know where the world should go. But unless we're in...

We can believe that we know where the world should go. But unless we're in...