Oh, I think there are a lot of people who would be buying and selling online today that go up there and they get the information, but then when it comes time to type in their credit card they think twice because theyre not sure about how that might get out and what that might mean for them. – Bill Gates
In this business, by the time you realize youre in trouble, its too late to save yourself. Unless youre running scared all the time, youre gone. – Bill Gates
Im sorry that we have to have a Washington presence. We thrived during our first 16 years without any of this. I never made a political visit to Washington and we had no people here. It wasnt on our radar screen. We were just making great software. – Bill Gates
Security is, I would say, our top priority because for all the exciting things you will be able to do with computers – organizing your lives, staying in touch with people, being creative – if we dont solve these security problems, then people will hold back. – Bill Gates