We can believe that we know where the world should go. But unless we're in touch with our customers, our model of the world can diverge from reality. There's no substitute for innovation, of course, but innovation is no substitute…

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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...

I think our leadership team is a highly accountable leadership team.

I think our leadership team is a highly accountable leadership team.

Our mail product, Hotmail, is the market leader globally.

Our mail product, Hotmail, is the market leader globally.

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

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

Accessible design is good design.

Accessible design is good design.

Look at the product pipeline, look at the fantastic financial results we've had for the...

Look at the product pipeline, look at the fantastic financial results we've had for the...

We will make our products work out of the box.

We will make our products work out of the box.

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...

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...

Google's not a real company. It's a house of cards.

Google's not a real company. It's a house of cards.

I think it would be absolutely reckless and irresponsible for anyone to try and break...

I think it would be absolutely reckless and irresponsible for anyone to try and break...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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

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