There is no point in launching technology before customers are ready to use it.

Intel's still our main partner. We have not announced anything with AMD and don't have anything planned but we're constantly being aware to make sure our customers get the best technology.

In my column series 'The Main Thing ' I often talk about how Internet technology can improve the way people communicate - both within a business and between a business and its customers and partners.

Use state-of-the-heart technology online and offline to turn listeners into viral advocates and customers into raving fans.

So if you're a customer today the same person who came in to demonstrate the technology for you and helped you architect the solution before you bought it is likely going to be leading the team to help you do the implementation.

What new technology does is create new opportunities to do a job that customers want done.

Children are already accustomed to a world that moves faster and is more exciting than anything a teacher in front of a classroom can do.

All business success rests on something labeled a sale which at least momentarily weds company and customer.

The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves.

Conservatism is a hard choice for a society that has become accustomed to big government and big entitlements promoted by liberals.