The Internet is probably the most significant thing that has come along,

The open-source collaborative development model, I believe, is built to succeed in the Internet age, and it makes more sense than the proprietary model of some of our competitors,

The basis for content on the Internet is now shifting from text to video. This allows advertisers to take advantage of the kind of branding advertising they are used to on television.

Microsoft withstood an awful lot. First it was the Web, Internet applications [and] Netscape, then cell phones and Linux, and now it's Web 2.0. We've come full circle. Microsoft has already proven they can weather the storm, so you have to assume they're going to play in this game.

Although it is true that national governments would be free to establish controls over Internet use within their own borders, they already enjoy such powers. China may have instituted troubling censorship controls, but many democratic countries have also created national rules that limit online freedoms.

I do think a founder has special permission to make sweeping changes across an organization.