22 Quotes by Rick Rashid

Nathan is a tremendous person, and his intellect is something that is sorely missed. But in terms of the research groups, hiring and everything else, we've been going full speed.

Microsoft Research New Faculty Fellows represent the best new professors in computing disciplines today. The intellectual curiosity and capacity that each fellow has demonstrated is inspirational, and we will watch their careers develop with interest.

Microsoft Research is a pioneer in the area of digital maps. Its TerraServer system has provided millions of users with online access to geographically indexed map and image data since 1998.

We will double the staff strength to 60 this year and ramp it up to 100 in 2007. We continue to identify research areas that are relevant to the region and germane to the high-quality talent available in India.

Yet many significant challenges remain to be solved in the push toward digital inclusion on a global scale. We hope these programs will encourage more researchers to pursue approaches in computing technology that advance these goals--getting us one step closer to digital inclusion.

Together with Brown University, we will create new ways of combining the pen and the computer to positively affect not only the educational process, but our working methods and our culture.

These devices will eventually replace paper print media. We are reaching a point in the future where any surface can be an interactive surface. Input and output will soon be equal.

You should not go. Things will be very unpleasant for you if you go,

Your notebook knows all that about you already. We think we could put this information to use.