You Cannot Innovate By Copying.

When You're The First Person Whose Beliefs Are Different From What Everyone Else Believes, You're Basically Saying, "i'm Right, And Everyone Else Is Wrong." That's A Very Unpleasant Position To Be In. It's At Once Exhilarating And At The Same Time An Invitation To Be Attacked.

You Cannot Innovate By Copying.

I Think About The Business All The Time. Well I Shouldn't Say All The Time. I Don't Think About It When I Am Wakeboarding. But Even When I Am On Vacation, Or On My Boat; I Am On Email Everyday. I Am Always Prowling Around The Internet Looking At What Our Competitors Are Doing.

Being First Is More Important To Me [than Earning Money]. I Have So Much Money. Whatever Money Is, It's Just A Method Of Keeping Score Now. I Mean, I Certainly Don't Need More Money.

Once Open Source Gets Good Enough, Competing With It Would Be Insane.