competition Quotes

What we're really after is simply that people acquire a legal license for Windows for each computer they own before they move on to Linux or Sun Solaris or BSD or OS/2 or whatever.

Only a few businesses will succeed by having the lowest price, so most will need a strategy that includes customer services.

I have always loved the competitive forces in this business. You know I certainly have meetings where I spur people on by saying, "Hey, we can do better than this. How come we are not out ahead on that?" Thats... ...

The most meaningful way to differentiate your company from your competitors, the best way to put distance between you and the crowd is to do an outstanding job with information. How you gather, manage and use information will determine whether... ...

[We in Microsoft] are not the only software company but we are a great software company doing some unique work.

Make it just like a Mac.

The competition to hire the best will increase in the years ahead. Companies that give extra flexibility to their employees will have the edge in this area.

Instead of buying airplanes and playing around like some of our competitors, we've rolled almost everything back to the company.

Microsoft is involved in setting some fairly key standards and people are afraid of it because they think, Geez, they are quite capable. It's daunting, I suppose.

Google's done a super good job on search; Apple's done a great job on the IPod.