Bill Gates Windows Quotations

Having great software that lets your people see digital information, lets them collaborate, lets you build a great Web site, that's going to be very, very important for all companies going forward, ... And Windows 2000 is the key platform where that starts.

Reliability is top of the list (of Windows 2000 features) ... People don't want to reboot their systems ever,

The appeals court already has affirmed Microsoft's right to build Internet capabilities into the Windows operating system to benefit consumers.

The ability to innovate Windows, the ability to maintain the integrity of Windows as a fully designed product -- those are important to us, ... As long as we can keep those intact, it would be great to settle the thing.

Windows and the consumer electronics industry are changing dramatically, people live in a world with more digital content and information than ever before.

Microsoft is running its entire business, Exchange Server and SAP, and everything on Windows 2000,

Microsoft and MTV Networks have combined their strengths to dramatically redefine how Windows users discover and enjoy music.

What you would end up with is basically all of Windows XP except for the installer piece,

We believe an anti-trust lawsuit is counterproductive, costly to the taxpayers and ultimately will be unsuccessful in the courts, ... The government's action today is a step backward for America ... This suit is all about Microsoft's right to innovate on behalf of consumers -- the right to integrate new technologies into Windows as they develop.

Whether it's raising donations for favorite causes or recording a first album, the incredible advancements in technology and the Windows platform offer individuals greater opportunities to follow their passions,

We bet the company on Windows and we deserve to benefit. It was a risk that's paid off immensely. In retrospect, committing to the graphics interface seems so obvious that now it's hard to keep a straight face.

These proposals will have a chilling effect on innovation in the high technology industry, ... Microsoft could never have developed Windows under these rules. Looking forward, this kind of regulation would make it impossible for Microsoft to develop the next generation of great software.

Under the state proposal, Windows would no longer be uniform.

Demands that Microsoft completely hide its Windows user interface and its Internet technology from PC users, and that we ship Netscape's competing software in every copy of Windows, all appear to benefit a single competitor at the expense of consumers,

During Paul's 14 years with Microsoft, he has played a key role in virtually every major initiative, from the evolution of Windows and Office to the .NET strategy.

Technology has always been about making the impossible possible, and with Windows XP we hope to do just that, open up new possibilities.

In a sense this is the end of an era. Microsoft and the original PC rose to prominence based on the MS-DOS product. And even as Windows came along, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98, underneath MS-DOS was running there. Windows simply sat on top of MS-DOS. Well, so today it really is actually the end of the MS-DOS era. It's also, we would say, the end of the Windows 95 era.

The average consumer lives in a world of more digital content and information than ever before. Windows Vista will make personal computing more useful, powerful, connected and fun, redefining both how we use computers in our homes and how we are entertained.

They are not required to use Windows or Office.

I guess we still have some bugs to work out, ... That must be why we're not shipping Windows 98 yet.

This is what competition is all about, ... Sure, we want new versions of Windows to be popular.

The introduction of the hand-held PC with Windows CE is a critical milestone in Microsoft 's continuing strategy to bring the popularity and ease of use to Windows to new categories of information devices,