I know all of us will be relieved when the mailman stops coming. |
I think reinvention for all of us is not a nice-to-do, it's a got-to-do |
I think the company's [HP's] success will be my legacy. The company's failure will be my failure, with all the predictable consequences of that. |
I think the dot-com boom and bust represented the end of the beginning. The industry is more mature today. |
I would describe the economy as stable. We're not yet ready to say it's coming back, but it does appear to be stabilizing. |
I'm "very disappointed that we missed our (earnings per share) growth target this quarter due to the confluence of a number of issues that we now understand and are urgently addressing. I accept full responsibility for the shortfall. |
In bullfighting there is a term called querencia. The querencia is the spot in the ring to which the bull returns. Each bull has a different querencia, but as the bullfight continues, and the animal becomes more threatened, it returns more and more often to his spot. As he returns to his querencia, he becomes more predictable. And so, in the end, the matador is able to kill the bull because instead of trying something new, the bull returns to what is familiar. His comfort zone. |
In UNIX systems, we posted really excellent growth in the low-end, the sweet spot of the dot.com market. We've begun to turn things around in our server business, and new products are around the corner. We're seeing excellent growth in the Internet space, with tremendous customer acceptance of the L-Class, which spans the entry level and the mid-range. |
It allows us to fix our PC business, ... If I didn't care about laying off people I could just shut it down. If I shut it down, I'd lay off a lot more than 15,000 people across two companies over several years. |
It doesn't make sense to get out of that business. It's an important part of the solutions bundle. But don't think we didn't look at it (getting out of PC sales) carefully. We did. |
It is not our intention to lose momentum in (the) marketplace. But in keeping our desire to be realistic ... we have modeled it in. |
It is on the high end where we've been lagging. But today, just like we've changed the game in the low end, we will change the game in the high end. |
It makes us a more effective competitor, and an even more effective partner. If you don't believe it, watch. |
It's now time for all of us--those who supported the merger and those who opposed it--to pull together for the benefit of the company. |
Leadership comes in small acts as well as bold strokes |