We executed solidly despite this quarter's challenges. |
We had planned for single-digit growth in our PC business in the U.S.; we had planned for that in U.S. retail, ... Nevertheless, we did indicate that we saw less growth than anticipated even with that single-digit forecast. It is a relatively small part of our portfolio and it does not change our forecast. |
We have forged a very strong team by going through the difficulties that we have over the past eight months. |
We have looked very carefully at antitrust aspects of this. We're comfortable we can reach an agreement in this kind of time frame. |
We may have to do something extraordinary for those two to bring them over the line. |
We remain convinced that we are up to the task of successfully integrating Compaq and creating a powerful new HP, |
We think the growth guidance we've given you for 2001 is sustainable for the long period given the breadth and depth of our portfolio, ... We have shown where the growth is coming from in terms of our product line, geography and our customers. We think we've made great progress in accelerating production of IT and patent generation equipment and that will bode well for us in 2001. |
We turned in very strong performance in our UNIX business. We now have a superb product lineup with more in the pipeline. |
We're also beginning to see demand for our notebooks in Japan, which has been an untapped market for us so far. |
We're clearly not seeing any recovery in 2001, and I think we're talking a recovery in the second half of 2002, ... And I think the recovery will be limited. |
We're enabling Nokia phones to connect to printers and print anything that lives on the Web -- everything from basketball game scores to e-mail messages, |
We're inventing the underlying infrastructure to enable all sorts of appliances to be print-capable, |
We're talking about digital photo finishing mini- and micro-lab units. |
We've made the tough decisions, the portfolio choices and the necessary investments. We enter the new fiscal year with strong momentum. I have never been more confident in HP's competitive position, |
We've reached a natural transition point. Michael made a commitment to see the merger through, and now thanks to the hard work of the entire team, we are meeting or exceeding all of our integration targets, |