Although we fell below our expectations for the fourth quarter, we enter 2006 with exciting new products. |
At one level it's clear that the dam has broken. There's an inevitable move to use the Internet as a distribution medium and that's not going to stop. |
But we're not going to take 90 days to take action. |
Decades of providing technology in growing volume and at decreasing costs have driven great gains for developing nations, communities and people worldwide, but there is still much to do. |
Digital technology is changing the face of entertainment, which is helping to transform peoples' lifestyles and create exciting new business opportunities. |
Growth in our industry is clearly back. |
He said that we are planning for a seasonal second half, and he said that the fourth-quarter holiday jump up was not a sure bet. That's, of course, a fair statement to make in this environment. |
I suspect there will be a long tail association with our actions here that will go out into 2007. |
I think it is going to be less than people expected. But it's probably not as poor as looking only at retail would indicate. |
I think it's a Windows problem. |
I think you'll see very aggressively priced systems out there. |
I've always believed the best measure of a product's worth is customer acceptance in the marketplace. |
I've read your reports. I want you to know that we are well aware of the realities of our current and future business. We are taking actions to address those realities. |
In order for us to deliver this we have to integrate the big-screen capability, the PC capability, and the Internet experience. This is a combination of hardware and software that delivers a new media experience. |
In recent years, the notebook has seen great evolution, but the good old desktop has not. But the desktop still has an enormous installed base; desktops are more than 70 percent of all PCs sold, about 85 million units per year. |