[With clear chains of command, responses] can be very, very quick because of the fluidity of the battlefield, ... When you're trying to make rapid shifts in direction, that may be an appropriate model. |
Companies are increasingly looking abroad to spur innovation and build new markets. In today's competitive environment, business can't be held hostage by the 'not invented here' syndrome. |
It may not be the sort of caffeinated growth rates we've seen, but it still was a good performance. They've gone from being a computer company to a consumer electronics company. |
The Dell machine rolls on, ... The business is not just common desktop PCs anymore, which is the brutal part of the market. The mix is good. |
The fact that they didn't have a decline and they didn't have to discount, it means the transition is going very well. It's not proving to be a problem so far. |
They essentially are the MP3 market. |
They held Mac shipments and even increased it slightly year over year in the midst of an architectural change without having to cut prices. |