Purists can sniff that the new Hi-Fi speaker system is a glorified boom box, but for Microsoft and others the message is clear: Jobs &Co. are coming on strong.

The price of purity is purists.

The global presence of SAP... The best-of-breed strategy starts to fall apart when you're dealing with global companies. SAP was willing to modify their product to allow us to bring it up in many different countries all over the world.

You can't ignore the system and the power you acquire as an actor if you're in films that are successful.

Paul Allen with Microsoft revolutionized the software industry.

I don't have to pay royalties for the Microsoft engine which can save me as much as $6 to $7 per package in fees.