“Strategies have to match the times, and to create a product like Office, the engineering system has to evolve also"

"Basically, most good science in space flight has to do with the behavior of the human body in space. That is where we are lacking info, and where info can only be obtained by flying in space."

"Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose."

Former Chief Software Architect of Microsoft Office

“I’m so, so glad that I don’t go down in history as the person who killed Print Preview”

"Microsoft really bet its future on two programs at right about the same time: Excel and Windows"

"A few people have paid me 'a penny' as a joke. I'd get them in the mail, or in person if someone introduced me as the author of Solitaire and the obligatory no royalties conversation came up. I think I'm up to about 8 cents now."

“Excel was my baby. It immediately became the best-selling product for the Mac. It was widely recognized by people for many different uses, including ways we never conceived of.”

"At Microsoft, the magic of software is used to take on very interesting challenges."

"We believe in what people make possible. Our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more."

Microsoft's predecessor to Excel

"Welcome to Office"