It's clear that a significant portion of market demand was at the very low end of the PC market in the fourth quarter, driven largely by aggressive pricing and promotions. |
Jeff's appointment to CEO is both a formalization of the roles we've essentially been playing for the last year and a recognition of the outstanding job he's done preparing Gateway for the next century, |
Jeff's appointment to CEO is both a formalization of the roles we've essentially been playing for the last year and a recognition of the outstanding job he's done preparing Gateway for the next century. |
Our consumer business has never been stronger, and now we're positioned to expand that success into the small and mid-sized business arena, |
Our consumer business has never been stronger, and now we're positioned to expand that success into the small and mid-sized business arena. |
Rick's intelligence, ethics and leadership capabilities combined with his experience both inside Gateway and outside of Gateway make him the only logical choice as my successor, |
Rick's intelligence, ethics and leadership capabilities combined with his experience both inside Gateway and outside of Gateway make him the only logical choice as my successor. |
Right now, Gateway 2000 is not for sale. We're not in any discussions with any other partners, ... Business Day . |
The problem is no one has done a good job packing it, of integrating older PCs and newer appliances, ... We're going to see a lot of new things in the market as we move forward through 1999. |
Things are what they are. Jeff decided to retire, and I love Gateway. The opportunity for us is good. Clearly we have some challenges ahead of us. |
This program is knocking down the barriers to entry for people who want to participate in the digital revolution. After a seasonally slow April and May, our marketing program kicked in, driving a dramatic increase in volume in June and creating good momentum for the second half of the year, |
We are aggressively moving into other business segments that surround the purchase of a PC, thereby delivering the greatest value to customers, shareholders and industry partners, |
We closely considered MOO, ... We felt that a symbol (like GTW) that reflected Gateway was more appropriate for the long-term strategy of our business. If we wanted to implement a multi-branded approach down the line, it gives us more flexibility. |
We closely considered MOO. We felt that a symbol (like GTW) that reflected Gateway was more appropriate for the long-term strategy of our business. If we wanted to implement a multi-branded approach down the line, it gives us more flexibility. |
We continue to focus like a laser on executing our strategy of moving beyond the box, and it paid off with a record quarter in what's typically the industry's slowest period. Non-PC income is now well over 10 percent, which is where we said we'd be by year-end. |