"Bill, we did it," Group Vice President Jim Allchin said. "Windows XP ROCKS!"

"With Windows, it's hard not to use superlatives," Gates said. "This is the software product that more people use than any other."


"Our commitment to make Windows better and better goes on and on throughout the years," he continued. "I can think of only two occasions that were similar to this: The first release of Windows, and about six years ago, when we stood on this (same) lawn and released Windows 95."


"Even (in 1995), we couldn't have imagined how far we'd come with Windows," Gates said. "The improvements in performance and reliability, the new things people are going to be able to do: Real time communications, photos, music.