Bill Gates on Technology
I think it's fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool we've ever created. They're tools of communication, they're tools of creativity, and they can be shaped by their user.
Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I don't think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without the talking about the other.
The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency.
If you look at the most interesting things that have emerged in the last decade… they all come from the realm of science and engineering.
- Bill Gates, founder and chairman of Microsoft
- October 11, 2011
- Technology