Intellectual property has the shelf life of a banana.

Quote by Bill Gates

Topics: Life Quotes

The message that personal computers can do neat things, that software is great stuff, that...

The message that personal computers can do neat things, that software is great stuff, that...

So the vision of Microsoft is pretty simple. It changed a couple years ago. For...

So the vision of Microsoft is pretty simple. It changed a couple years ago. For...

Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This...

Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This...

The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to...

The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to...

The vision is really that in the information age the microprocessor-based machine, the PC, along...

The vision is really that in the information age the microprocessor-based machine, the PC, along...

I'm sorry that we have to have a Washington presence. We thrived during our first...

I'm sorry that we have to have a Washington presence. We thrived during our first...

Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I don't think anybody can talk meaningfully...

Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I don't think anybody can talk meaningfully...

The happiest business in all the world is that of making friends, And no investment...

The happiest business in all the world is that of making friends, And no investment...

Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

This is a very exciting time in the world of information. It's not just that...

This is a very exciting time in the world of information. It's not just that...

It is really gratifying, for example, to visit India now and see that because they've...

It is really gratifying, for example, to visit India now and see that because they've...

If you give people tools, [and they use] their natural ability and their curiosity, they...

If you give people tools, [and they use] their natural ability and their curiosity, they...

Virtually every company will be going out and empowering their workers with a certain set...

Virtually every company will be going out and empowering their workers with a certain set...

We are seeing pioneers moving out to the Internet, banks that are taking transactions, retail...

We are seeing pioneers moving out to the Internet, banks that are taking transactions, retail...

Who can afford to do professional work for nothing? What hobbyist can put 3-man years...

Who can afford to do professional work for nothing? What hobbyist can put 3-man years...

DOS is ugly and interferes with users' experience.

DOS is ugly and interferes with users' experience.

If you can't make it good, at least make it look good.

If you can't make it good, at least make it look good.

Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.

Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.

When a book leaves your hands, it belongs to God. He may use it to...

When a book leaves your hands, it belongs to God. He may use it to...

Business is really more agreeable than pleasure; it interests the whole mind ... more deeply....

Business is really more agreeable than pleasure; it interests the whole mind ... more deeply....