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
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
Like any well designed software product, Windows is designed, developed and tested as an integrated whole. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
It is a high bar to say that it's more fun than working on software because the work at Microsoft that both… — 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
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
It's easier for our software to compete with Linux when there's piracy than when there's not. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
About three million computers get sold every year in China, but people don't pay for the software. Someday they will, though. As… — 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
A great lathe operator commands several times the wage of an average lathe operator, but a great writer of software code is… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Software was changing so fast, so unbelievable, that that got very quick adoption. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Software is different than other products um, partly because it's, it's not physical and, and partly because of its complexity. You can… — 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
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
Another trick in software is to avoid rewriting the software by using a piece that's already been written, so called component approach… — 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
The next generation of interesting software will be done on the Macintosh, not the IBM PC. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Imagine the disincentive to software development if after months of work another company could come along and copy your work and market… — 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
Software suppliers are trying to make their software packages more 'user-friendly'... Their best approach so far has been to take all the… — 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
I think there certainly was a milestone in the '90s with regards to the Internet achieving critical mass. There were several magical… — 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
Our vision of what's important is exactly the same today, bringing together the best systems and the best software to empower people… — 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 Image
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 Image
Understanding science and pushing the boundaries of science is what makes me immensely satisfied. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 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
Students deserve great teachers. And teachers deserve the support they need to become great. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
Competition is always a fantastic thing, and the computer industry is intensely competitive. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
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 Image
