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.

Quote by Bill Gates

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Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers...

Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers...

Let's drive not just breakthroughs in new products, but new ways to give more and...

Let's drive not just breakthroughs in new products, but new ways to give more and...

Intellectual property has the shelf life of a banana.

Intellectual property has the shelf life of a banana.

When you want to do your homework, fill out your tax return, or see all...

When you want to do your homework, fill out your tax return, or see all...

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...

The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow.

The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow.

There are no significant bugs in our released software that any significant number of users...

There are no significant bugs in our released software that any significant number of users...

The vision is really about empowering workers, giving them all the information about what's going...

The vision is really about empowering workers, giving them all the information about what's going...

I think it's fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool...

I think it's fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool...

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...

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...

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...

We were young, but we had good advice and good ideas and lots of enthusiasm.

We were young, but we had good advice and good ideas and lots of enthusiasm.

People everywhere love Windows.

People everywhere love Windows.

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...

Whether it's raising donations for favorite causes or recording a first album, the incredible advancements...

Whether it's raising donations for favorite causes or recording a first album, the incredible advancements...

If I'd had some set idea of a finish line, don't you think I would...

If I'd had some set idea of a finish line, don't you think I would...

Almost every way we make electricity today, except for the emerging renewables and nuclear, puts...

Almost every way we make electricity today, except for the emerging renewables and nuclear, puts...

We've got to put a lot of money into changing behavior.

We've got to put a lot of money into changing behavior.