The most important thing was the creation of a... a standard, where hundreds of companies build hardware that can all run the… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
While Microsoft does not share all of Oracle's ambitions for Java, we agree that it is a very valuable tool for software… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
The next generation of interesting software will be done on the Macintosh, not the IBM PC. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
If something's expensive to develop, and somebody's not going to get paid, it won't get developed. So you decide: Do you want… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
There are no significant bugs in our released software that any significant number of users want fixed. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Finding information is either a software question or a question of how much information is online. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Certainly there's a phenomenon around open source. You know free software will be a vibrant area. There will be a lot of… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
The truth of Moore's law has made remarkable things possible. On the software side, I think natural user interfaces in all their… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
When you write a piece of software you assume a certain type of hardware. If you assume hardware that's too powerful then… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
People can criticize Microsoft for supporting this TV thing for the past eight years, but it is a long-term bet, There is… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
We flew down weekly to meet with IBM, but they thought the way to measure software was the amount of code we… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Software substitution, whether it's for drivers or waiters or nurses - it's progressing. Technology over time will reduce demand for jobs, particularly… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Software is a great combination between artistry and engineering. When you finally get done and get to appreciate what you have done… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
The finest pieces of software are those where one individual has a complete sense of exactly how the program works. To have… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
I am super lucky. I've been in the area where things have been changing and been part of the digital revolution, the… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
We decided that we wanted our developers to come with clear minds, not polluted by some other approach, to learn the way… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
When you develop software, the people who write the software, the developers are the key group but the testers also play an… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Software is inherently complicated. If you say to somebody I want an airline reservation system, to really say what you want in… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Software substitution, whether it's for drivers or waiters or nurses ... it's progressing. ... Technology over time will reduce demand for jobs,… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Online education is pretty special for two reasons. One is that you can get the very best lecture in the world and… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Software was changing so fast, so unbelievable, that that got very quick adoption. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
It's easier for our software to compete with Linux when there's piracy than when there's not. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
There is this thing called the GPL (Gnu Public Licence), which we disagree with... nobody can ever improve the software. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
So we do software for watches, for phones, for TV sets, for cars. And some of these take a long time to… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Software was the key element that would determine how useable and how broadly applicable the machine was. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
DNA is like a computer program but far, far more advanced than any software ever created. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Paul and I, we never thought that we would make much money out of the thing. We just loved writing software. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
[We in Microsoft] are not the only software company but we are a great software company doing some unique work. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Maintaining a consistent platform also helps improve product support - a significant problem in the software industry. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
There's only one trick in software, and that is using a piece of software that's already been written. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Software will get to be somewhat more mature, ah, but it will never be as predictable as most areas of engineering. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Like any well designed software product, Windows is designed, developed and tested as an integrated whole. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
When Paul Allen and I started Microsoft over 30 years ago, we had big dreams about software. We had dreams about the… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Whether it's Google or Apple or free software, we've got some fantastic competitors and it keeps us on our toes. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
In almost every job now, people use software and work with information to enable their organization to operate more effectively. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
More and more software would just increase the number of tasks that the computer would help solve. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
If you’re a person struggling to eat and stay healthy you might have heard about Michael Jordan or Muhammad Ali, but you’ll never have… — Bill Gates Copy Share
I really had a lot of dreams when I was a kid, and I think a great deal of that grew out of the… — Bill Gates Copy Share
Understanding science and pushing the boundaries of science is what makes me immensely satisfied. — Bill Gates Copy Share
We're focused on providing innovations in software, driving the continuous improvement for a much better experience, and there's a lot going on here that… — Bill Gates Copy Share
Paper is no longer a big part of my day. I get 90% of my news online, and when I go to a meeting… — Bill Gates Copy Share
Software will get to be somewhat more mature, ah, but it will never be as predictable as most areas of engineering. — Bill Gates Copy Share
Students deserve great teachers. And teachers deserve the support they need to become great. — Bill Gates Copy Share
Like many others, I have deep misgivings about the state of education in the United States. Too many of our students fail to graduate… — Bill Gates Copy Share
Over time, yes, countries will need to look at specific GMO products like they look at drugs today, where they don't approve them all.… — Bill Gates Copy Share
Competition is always a fantastic thing, and the computer industry is intensely competitive. — Bill Gates Copy Share
I don't think there's anything unique about human intellience. All the nuerons in the brain that make up perceptions and emotions operate in a… — Bill Gates Copy Share
At every juncture, advanced tools have been the key to a new wave of applications, and each wave of applications has been key to… — Bill Gates Copy Share
Talking to mothers, always brings it home because they're so anxious to do everything they can for their kids and so tragic for them. — Bill Gates Copy Share
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