Apple is validating a product strategy Dell has had for more than 20 years. |
As far as their marketing goes, that's marketing. We continue to have a very solid relationship with Intel and nothing has changed in that respect. We probably are their largest customer; we shipped 10 million systems in the fourth quarter. I don't think any supplier is going to ignore a customer that is building that many systems and using that many of their parts in them. |
It's a very small percentage of our overall workforce that was impacted. |
Our strategy in terms of suppliers that we work with is unchanged. This doesn't signal that we are changing that. |
There could be some small level of competition but I don't think there will be much conflict. The two lines complement themselves. |
They serve a particular part of the market that . . . we can reach as well. But if you look at the two products, they're not the same products. We can both exist well serving that space. |
We are confident that we will continue to grow globally at a multiple of the market. |
We don't think it represents a significant change in the sense that we'll continue to grow organically. |
We feel good about our ability to continue to grow profitably. |
We realize that as we grow our business in India, it'll require a manufacturing facility. |
We're confident that we'll continue to grow globally and at a multiple to the market. |
We're just not going to comment because it is an ongoing court matter. |
We've never said we wouldn't consider acquisitions; we've said we rely more on organic growth. We're obviously a company that doesn't have a history of doing many acquisitions; if we have this conversation in 10 years, that'll probably still be characteristic of us. |
What he is saying is that $80 billion remains a viable and reachable goal. He's not being as specific as to the timeline. |
You're close to your suppliers, and you've got a very capable available work force. It all enhances the efficiency of a global business. |