#microsoft

The Microsoft actions announced today are exactly the kinds of industry initiatives we need. Microsoft is using its resources to bring real privacy protection to Internet users by creating incentives for more websites to provide strong privacy protection. ↗

— William M. Daley

#announced #bring #creating #exactly #incentives

Because Microsoft seems to sometimes not trust customer choice, they salt XP with all these little gizmos and trap doors to get people to try Microsoft stuff. But the reality is that we're downloading more players than we ever have on a worldwide basis. ↗

— Rob Glaser

#because #choice #customer #doors #downloading

I just did an ad with Microsoft. I'm dressed as Napoleon, and I get to slap Bill Gates. ↗

— Jon Heder

#bill #bill gates #did #dressed #gates

I think it would be absolutely reckless and irresponsible for anyone to try and break up Microsoft. ↗

— Steve Ballmer

#anyone #break #break up #i #i think

What we've gone through in the last several years has caused some people to question 'Can we trust Microsoft?' ↗

— Steve Ballmer

#caused #gone #last #microsoft #people

I have spoken to a whole group of millionaires, head executives at Microsoft. Boy did I chew those guys out. ↗

— Jack LaLanne

#chew #did #executives #group #guys

I don't try to be a threat to MicroSoft, mainly because I don't really see MS as competition. Especially not Windows-the goals of Linux and Windows are simply so different. ↗

— Linus Torvalds

#competition #different #especially #goals #i

Microsoft has had two goals in the last 10 years. One was to copy the Mac, and the other was to copy Lotus' success in the spreadsheet - basically, the applications business. And over the course of the last 10 years, Microsoft accomplished both of those goals. And now they are completely lost. ↗

— Steve Jobs

#applications #basically #both #business #completely

I always say that my favorite game was Original Adventure, published by both Microsoft and Apple Computer back in 1980. ↗

— Roberta Williams

#always #apple #back #both #computer

I think Microsoft will have to change. I think that the business of Microsoft, the company of Microsoft, is going to continue to succeed. But I think the business model of Microsoft is going to have to change. ↗

— Tim O'Reilly

#business model #change #company #continue #going