Bill Gates

Yes, absolutely. So the idea of the graphics interface where you – You use images, not just characters.

Yes, absolutely. So the idea of the graphics interface where you – You use images, not just characters.

Yes, absolutely. So the idea of the graphics interface where you – You use images, not just characters.

That's pioneered at Xerox, which made a lot of money on copying machines. And they didn't manage to make a good product. So it's actually Apple with the Macintosh and Microsoft with Windows that takes this idea of graphics interface and takes it to the masses. And, you know, now everybody knows that's... the way you use computers. You just point and click.

That's pioneered at Xerox, which made a lot of money on copying machines. And they didn't manage to make a good product. So it's actually Apple with the Macintosh and Microsoft with Windows that takes this idea of graphics interface and takes it to the masses. And, you know, now everybody knows that's... the way you use computers. You just point and click.

That's pioneered at Xerox, which made a lot of money on copying machines. And they didn't manage to make a good product. So it's actually Apple with the Macintosh and Microsoft with Windows that takes this idea of graphics interface and takes it to the masses. And, you know, now everybody knows that's... the way you use computers. You just point and click.

Yeah, it's actually pretty complicated underneath, which is why we had to hire lots of smart engineers and write a lot of code.

Yeah, it's actually pretty complicated underneath, which is why we had to hire lots of smart engineers and write a lot of code.

Yeah, it's actually pretty complicated underneath, which is why we had to hire lots of smart engineers and write a lot of code.

We pretty much had to figure it out. I mean, we did hire a few adults who knew things like finance and accounting. But because we were at the forefront of a revolution, this idea of, okay, how do you manage these people? How do you price this stuff? And we decided we'd sell all over the world, so I have to— build a team in Japan and Europe and deal with all the languages.

We pretty much had to figure it out. I mean, we did hire a few adults who knew things like finance and accounting. But because we were at the forefront of a revolution, this idea of, okay, how do you manage these people? How do you price this stuff? And we decided we'd sell all over the world, so I have to— build a team in Japan and Europe and deal with all the languages.

We pretty much had to figure it out. I mean, we did hire a few adults who knew things like finance and accounting. But because we were at the forefront of a revolution, this idea of, okay, how do you manage these people? How do you price this stuff? And we decided we'd sell all over the world, so I have to— build a team in Japan and Europe and deal with all the languages.

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.