I cut my finger (the pointing one) at work today and have but nine left with which to type, so I figured I'd keep the cutting going and follow it up with some pasting (that's ⌘-X followed by ⌘-V for those playing at home).

What follows, after the necessary introductions, are direct quotes from Bill Gates and Steve Jobs in last week's Newsweek interview and the recently released "Thoughts on Music", respectively. I admit a slight bias may have come up during editing.

Steve: Hello, I'm a Mac.

Bill: And I'm a PC.

Steve: There are many smart people in the world, some with a lot of time on their hands.

Bill: I don't think the over 90 percent of the population who use Windows PCs think of themselves as dullards.

Steve: Music purchased from Microsoft’s Zune store will only play on Zune players.

Bill: There's tons of people who help make those decisions, so I wouldn't overstate my role in the past... I don't know why Apple is acting like it’s superior.

Steve: Imagine a world where every online store sells DRM-free music encoded in open licensable formats... This is clearly the best alternative for consumers.

Bill: That’s for my customers to decide.

Steve: Any company trying to protect content using a DRM must frequently update it with new and harder to discover secrets.

Bill: It’s totally according to plan, and that’s why we have the whole Windows Update thing.

Steve: Microsoft’s recent decision to switch their emphasis from an “open” model of licensing their DRM to others to a “closed” model of offering—

Bill: If you just want to say, "Steve Jobs invented the world, and then the rest of us came along," that's fine.

Steve: Apple will embrace this wholeheartedly.