The arrival of lots of low-cost microprocessors (and) the ability to connect those together with a fairly high-speed data network has led to an exciting new way of thinking about running these high-end applications,
Nathan has been an invaluable contributor to Microsoft, the technology industry and to me personally over the past 13 years. Frankly, I would rather he continue his work at Microsoft, but I support his decision to take a much needed break and explore his passion for science.
My value is still so much higher than I ever expected it to be by a factor of about 50. So the fact that at one point it was say, a factor of 60, well -- that wealth is all going back to society anyway.
While Microsoft does not share all of Sun's ambitions for Java, we agree that it is a very valuable tool for software developers.
How ironic that in the United States -- where freedom and innovation are core values -- these regulators are trying to punish an American company that has worked hard and successfully to deliver on these values,
If you want to build a great company, get the hell out of Silicon Valley.
By helping us to be more productive, technology lets us to spend less time focusing on survival, and more on solving other challenges.
The most important 'speed' issue is often not technical but cultural. It's convincing everyone that the company's survival depends on everyone moving as fast as possible.
I will continue to value his friendship and counsel in the years ahead,
No one should underestimate the PC and what a valuable tool it has become,
No one should think that shareholder value would be preserved ... Microsoft would be greatly damaged by this kind of split.