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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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 think our leadership team is a highly accountable leadership team.

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

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...

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

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

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...

We will make our products work out of the box.

We will make our products work out of the box.

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

I'm very, very bullish about our prospects, and as I tell our board, as I...

I'm very, very bullish about our prospects, and as I tell our board, as I...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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....