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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.

It became clear to me by 1984 that Microsoft was likely going to be the big winner in the PC software apps and operating system category, partly because of the dynamics of owning and controlling the operating system: that gave you enormous power, and I came to see Bill Gates was fierce competitor.

I think there are a lot of myths about MS, and it may have affected my career.

Oddly enough, MS has made my life so much better than it was before. I now appreciate what I have and I am not running around like a rat in a maze.

Microsoft certainly makes products for the Macintosh.

Microsoft isn't evil, they just make really crappy operating systems.

Microsoft has a monopoly over the desktop operating systems.

There's nothing more frustrating than seeing cynics sit there and say, 'Well, nobody can make any more money because Microsoft and Intel own everything.' Is the software industry mature, or is it embryonic? I would say it's embryonic. There will be a hundred more Microsofts, not just one.

Microsoft loves Linux.

I think operating systems work best if they're free and open. Particular applications are more likely to be proprietary.