Bill Gates

I have to say it was super fun. And because we were right, these computers got so popular, we made enough money, we just kept hiring more and more people and eventually built Windows and Office, which had Excel spreadsheet and Microsoft Word.

I have to say it was super fun. And because we were right, these computers got so popular, we made enough money, we just kept hiring more and more people and eventually built Windows and Office, which had Excel spreadsheet and Microsoft Word.

I have to say it was super fun. And because we were right, these computers got so popular, we made enough money, we just kept hiring more and more people and eventually built Windows and Office, which had Excel spreadsheet and Microsoft Word.

So by the late 90s,

So by the late 90s,

So by the late 90s,

Because we're always pure software, the only competition is that Apple does its own operating system, which competes with Windows. But we write software on the Macintosh. In fact, we had as many people as Steve Jobs did when he's doing the Macintosh, because we do our word processor, we do our spreadsheet. And it was amazing because, you know, Steve did the Mac. That was wonderful.

Because we're always pure software, the only competition is that Apple does its own operating system, which competes with Windows. But we write software on the Macintosh. In fact, we had as many people as Steve Jobs did when he's doing the Macintosh, because we do our word processor, we do our spreadsheet. And it was amazing because, you know, Steve did the Mac. That was wonderful.

Because we're always pure software, the only competition is that Apple does its own operating system, which competes with Windows. But we write software on the Macintosh. In fact, we had as many people as Steve Jobs did when he's doing the Macintosh, because we do our word processor, we do our spreadsheet. And it was amazing because, you know, Steve did the Mac. That was wonderful.

Then he leaves Apple. Apple's being very mismanaged. When he comes back, I reach a deal with him where we actually invest in Apple and commit to do our software, and then he runs that company so well that going from the verge of failure, it actually becomes the most valuable company in the world, even slightly more valuable than Microsoft.

Then he leaves Apple. Apple's being very mismanaged. When he comes back, I reach a deal with him where we actually invest in Apple and commit to do our software, and then he runs that company so well that going from the verge of failure, it actually becomes the most valuable company in the world, even slightly more valuable than Microsoft.

Then he leaves Apple. Apple's being very mismanaged. When he comes back, I reach a deal with him where we actually invest in Apple and commit to do our software, and then he runs that company so well that going from the verge of failure, it actually becomes the most valuable company in the world, even slightly more valuable than Microsoft.

So we ended up working together. And then in the last few years when he was sick, we got to reflect on our lives and talk to each other quite a bit. We were kind of competitors. I mean, he would criticize Windows pretty brutally, but that's okay. But his skill set, which was kind of design and user interface, he was not an engineer. And so my skill is very much as an engineer.

So we ended up working together. And then in the last few years when he was sick, we got to reflect on our lives and talk to each other quite a bit. We were kind of competitors. I mean, he would criticize Windows pretty brutally, but that's okay. But his skill set, which was kind of design and user interface, he was not an engineer. And so my skill is very much as an engineer.

So we ended up working together. And then in the last few years when he was sick, we got to reflect on our lives and talk to each other quite a bit. We were kind of competitors. I mean, he would criticize Windows pretty brutally, but that's okay. But his skill set, which was kind of design and user interface, he was not an engineer. And so my skill is very much as an engineer.

So we appreciated each other.

So we appreciated each other.

So we appreciated each other.

Um... Because Microsoft wasn't about any one piece of software, not just Windows, not just Office, we were doing, you know, Xbox, which had games. We thought of ourselves as a software factory, and we wanted to be faster than anyone else and have lower-priced software than anyone else. And so the other people doing software found it pretty intimidating that we moved at that speed.

Um... Because Microsoft wasn't about any one piece of software, not just Windows, not just Office, we were doing, you know, Xbox, which had games. We thought of ourselves as a software factory, and we wanted to be faster than anyone else and have lower-priced software than anyone else. And so the other people doing software found it pretty intimidating that we moved at that speed.