Bill Gates Settle Quotations

Well before the case was filed Microsoft did everything it could to try and settle the case. In fact, there were about 10 days when day and night I was on the phone and made every effort I could.

We hope to find a way to resolve this and put it behind us, ... From the very beginning, we've said we would like nothing better than to settle this case.

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.

While we did everything we could to settle this case, and will continue to look for new opportunities to resolve it without further litigation, we believe we have a strong case on appeal.