We look for partners who are solving a problem for us. If they've already solved it, we'd much rather try to partner… — Peggy Johnson Look Copy Share Image
'Rather than fighting over a piece of the pie, can we grow the pie?' is really our model. — Peggy Johnson Fighting Copy Share Image
It's not just about checking the box on corporate social responsibility. It's about hitting our bottom line. — Peggy Johnson Bottom line Copy Share Image
The 14th of 15 kids, I was the second youngest - not a coveted spot on the family totem pole. — Peggy Johnson Children Copy Share Image
If an acquisition can speed a process or fill a gap, we'll jump right to that. It's about timing, need... it's not… — Peggy Johnson Acquisition Copy Share Image
Really, we don't look at deals as 'big' or 'small': we look at things that will solve a problem for us. — Peggy Johnson Big Copy Share Image
If a company has a navigation system or a database or a virtual assistant they like better, Microsoft will meet them in… — Peggy Johnson Better Copy Share Image
As more and more of our world becomes part of the wireless network, I see the mobile phone becoming a central command… — Peggy Johnson Everything Copy Share Image
I would try to be super-assertive in meetings and, you know, pound my hand off the table, and it never ended well.… — Peggy Johnson Meetings Copy Share Image
At many companies, business development is treated as a sales tool for incremental growth, but I believe that business development can bend… — Peggy Johnson Ahead Copy Share Image
Wireless technology is creating entrepreneurship on a small scale that allows a single woman to set up a business in a small… — Peggy Johnson Best Copy Share Image
I can still hear my mom's voice echoing through the house, reminding me and my siblings to 'Make your beds!' It seems… — Peggy Johnson Brothers and sisters Copy Share Image
The opportunity to build new and surprising partnerships to help Microsoft succeed in a mobile-first, cloud-first world is truly exciting, and I… — Peggy Johnson Help Copy Share Image
Our smartphones can offer innovative opportunities for improving how we react to our environment, and I believe it is increasingly becoming an… — Peggy Johnson Believe Copy Share Image
Business development is a part of M&A - we identify signals in the market, whether its trends or disruptive technology, and bring… — Peggy Johnson Acquisitions Copy Share Image
We're thrilled that our partnership with Adobe has now grown to span our three clouds - Microsoft Azure, Office 365, and Dynamics… — Peggy Johnson Clouds Copy Share Image
Over the course of my career as an engineer-turned-tech evangelist, I've had the privilege of travelling the world and seeing the extraordinary… — Peggy Johnson Impact Copy Share Image
In Indonesia, Qualcomm, in a joint project with Grameen Foundation, has provided a range of mobile phone-based services to individuals. This project… — Peggy Johnson Business Copy Share Image
Valuations are always much-debated. I try to center on what is the value to us. Is it solving a problems for us?… — Peggy Johnson Customer Copy Share Image
The industry trend is that everything is moving to the cloud, and most of our customers are in this very heterogeneous world. — Peggy Johnson Cloud Copy Share Image
Once I was able to be my more authentic self, I felt like that's when my career really took off. I was… — Peggy Johnson Authentic self Copy Share Image
When you dig in, two big titans clashing, what good is that? It's not good for either of us; it's not good… — Peggy Johnson Big Copy Share Image
I envision a world where our smartphone is central to our lives in a non-obtrusive and intelligent way. — Peggy Johnson Intelligent Copy Share Image
I spend a lot of time in the Valley. I'm probably down there every other week or so. — Peggy Johnson Other Copy Share Image
We want to ensure that as a user is moving through their world, their data is following them in an appropriate manner. — Peggy Johnson Data Copy Share Image
To young professionals - and particularly women - looking to advance, it is imperative to keep your life in balance. — Peggy Johnson Balance Copy Share Image
My parents had two rules: You had to go to college, and you had to pay for it yourself. So we all… — Peggy Johnson College Copy Share Image
Access to the Internet is an essential tool for equipping students with 21st century skills. — Peggy Johnson 21st century Copy Share Image
As our smartphone becomes even smarter, mobile technology should actually take the burden out of our daily lives. — Peggy Johnson Becomes Copy Share Image
It's up to you to define your own brand of leadership and your own version of success. — Peggy Johnson Leadership Copy Share Image
I just feel like you should be able to have a respectful work environment, because if you do, you'll be your best… — Peggy Johnson Best Copy Share Image
I had to find my own terms for success, and it wasn't anything like what I was told to do. — Peggy Johnson Anything Copy Share Image
Gaming provides us with some very good signals about consumers and what they're interested in. — Peggy Johnson About Copy Share Image
Cyanogen has done an interesting job with their version of Android - the Cyanogenmod. And they're on 50-million-plus devices. And that's just… — Peggy Johnson Android Copy Share Image
