Bill Gates

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.

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.

And that's why when Steve does the Macintosh, he comes to us and say, hey, are you willing to bet on this? You know, can we work on this together? It got quite competitive. You know, eventually other great companies like Google come along and they're also very good at hiring smart people. And there's been room, you know, if you think of what are the most valuable companies in the world today,

And that's why when Steve does the Macintosh, he comes to us and say, hey, are you willing to bet on this? You know, can we work on this together? It got quite competitive. You know, eventually other great companies like Google come along and they're also very good at hiring smart people. And there's been room, you know, if you think of what are the most valuable companies in the world today,

And that's why when Steve does the Macintosh, he comes to us and say, hey, are you willing to bet on this? You know, can we work on this together? It got quite competitive. You know, eventually other great companies like Google come along and they're also very good at hiring smart people. And there's been room, you know, if you think of what are the most valuable companies in the world today,

it's all these companies that ushered in this digital revolution.

it's all these companies that ushered in this digital revolution.

it's all these companies that ushered in this digital revolution.

Yeah, so the digital revolution with PCs and internet, we thought of as very empowering. And so you could say we were kind of naive in thinking this was all good. In fact, when we worried, we were worried about what we called the digital divide, that having access was so valuable that we should make sure that schools in the inner city and poor countries had access. the internet and the PC.