The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency.

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We are not even close to finishing the basic dream of what the PC can...

We are not even close to finishing the basic dream of what the PC can...

There are people who don't like capitalism, and people who don't like PCs. But there's...

There are people who don't like capitalism, and people who don't like PCs. But there's...

Television is not real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee...

Television is not real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee...

I see a lot of change, a lot of opportunity. We're not just talking about...

I see a lot of change, a lot of opportunity. We're not just talking about...

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...

If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all...

If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all...

It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of...

It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of...

In this business, by the time you realize you're in trouble, it's too late to...

In this business, by the time you realize you're in trouble, it's too late to...

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...

Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very efficient. There's a...

Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very efficient. There's a...

We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate...

We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate...

We should set a national goal of making computers and Internet access available for every...

We should set a national goal of making computers and Internet access available for every...

As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.

As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.

I never would have predicted it. I didn't set out to achieve some level of...

I never would have predicted it. I didn't set out to achieve some level of...

Great organizations demand a high level of commitment by the people involved.

Great organizations demand a high level of commitment by the people involved.

I actually thought that it would be a little confusing during the same period of...

I actually thought that it would be a little confusing during the same period of...

Whether it's Google or Apple or free software, we've got some fantastic competitors and it...

Whether it's Google or Apple or free software, we've got some fantastic competitors and it...

We bet the company on Windows and we deserve to benefit. It was a risk...

We bet the company on Windows and we deserve to benefit. It was a risk...

After a day spent staring at a computer monitor, think of (a) book as a...

After a day spent staring at a computer monitor, think of (a) book as a...

The danger from computers is not that they will eventually get as smart as men,...

The danger from computers is not that they will eventually get as smart as men,...