Bill Gate’s Email
If there’s anybody in the world who knows how to rise above empires and overtake them aside from Bill Gates; it is definitely the people we refer to as “Google Guys”. Bill knows this way too well not to allow him to take for granted the strength, focus, business model and a lot more assets than he might care to admit that may crush his company to the ground.
Below is the leaked email taken from Dave Winer’s blog.
From: Bill GatesRead the rest of this entry »
Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 9:56 PM
To: Executive Staff and Direct Reports; Distinguished Engineers
Subject: Internet Software ServicesMicrosoft has always had to anticipate changes in the software business and seize the opportunity to lead.
Ten years ago this December, I wrote a memo entitled The Internet Tidal Wave which described how the internet was going to forever change the landscape of computing. Our products could either prepare for the magnitude of what was to come or risk being swept away. We dedicated ourselves to innovating rapidly and lead the way much to the surprise of many industry pundits who questioned our ability to reinvent our approach of delivering software breakthroughs.

