Automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25 cars that got 1000 MPG. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
The Internet will help achieve "friction free capitalism" by putting buyer and seller in direct contact and providing more information to both… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
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
It's pretty incredible to look back 30 years to when Microsoft was starting and realize how work has been transformed. We're finally… — 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
Harnessing steam power required many innovations, as William Rosen chronicles in the book 'The Most Powerful Idea in the World.' — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
When you program, you want to think you're writing the best possible program for the... for the task you're trying to solve. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
There is competition, .. Can any Microsoft endure future competition without innovation? The answer is no. We've got to keep changing. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
[Smart] is an elusive concept. There's a certain sharpness, an ability to absorb new facts. To ask an insightful question. To relate… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Certain teams are more careful in what they write. They generate less bugs. You can know that but it still doesn't mean… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
... No one is less happy than I am with the performance of Microsoft stock! I've lost tens of billions of dollars… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Technology must be implemented as part of a thoughtful, holistic approach to education transformation that includes teacher training, relevant curricula, parental involvement,… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Something like Windows is still an unbelievable asset but because the world is somewhat phone-centric, it's an asset that has to be… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency.… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
In software you can't really add people and expect to get more done, because their ability to understand the program and what's… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
The message that personal computers can do neat things, that software is great stuff, that there's an exciting opportunity here and Microsoft… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Steve Jobs' ability to focus in on a few things that count, get people who get user interface right, and market things… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Software, by being comprehensive, can save costs by avoiding add-on pieces of software. We can save money in terms of speed of… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Microsoft was founded with a vision of a computer on every desk, and in every home. We've never wavered from that vision. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Measuring programming progress by lines of code is like measuring aircraft building progress by weight. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Robots will play an important role in providing physical assistance and even companionship for the elderly. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
There's no magic line between an application and an operating system that some bureaucrat in Washington should draw. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Microsoft has had clear competitors in the past. It's a good thing we have museums to document that. — 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
Take our 20 best people away, and I will tell you that Microsoft will become an unimportant company — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
The outside perception and inside perception of Microsoft are so different. The view of Microsoft inside Microsoft is always kind of an… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Even for the very best programmers ah, sometimes you'll see someone else's program or somebody will come along and they'll show you… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I don't think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without the talking about the… — 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
Digital technology has several features that can make it much easier for teachers to pay special attention to all their students. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
The advance of technology is based on making it fit in so that you don't really even notice it, so it's part… — 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
[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
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
Microsoft is involved in setting some fairly key standards and people are afraid of it because they think, Geez, they are quite… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Computers are great because when you're working with them you get immediate results that let you know if your program works. It's… — 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
Bill Gates' Success Factors for Microsoft 1. Long-term Approach 2. Passion for Products and Technology 3. Teamwork 4. Results 5. Customer Feedback 6. Individual Excellence — 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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