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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

I don't know what a monopoly is until somebody tells me.

I don't know what a monopoly is until somebody tells me.

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.

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...

We will make our products work out of the box.

We will make our products work out of the box.

Great companies have high cultures of accountability, it comes with this culture of criticism I...

Great companies have high cultures of accountability, it comes with this culture of criticism I...

Accessible design is good design.

Accessible design is good design.

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...

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...

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...