As we come to the end of the calendar year, industry conditions remain healthy, ... Processor and operating system transitions and component cost declines continue to position our industry for strong customer demand.

We see a healthy industry in the year ahead, ... Major demand drivers, including processor transitions and component cost reductions, remain solid, and consolidation is separating top companies such as Dell from the rest of the field.

I'd like to see them build a new operating system from the ground up that's much simpler and smaller.

although Dell is executing well amid weak demand, we remain cautious on Dell given sharply lower IT spending and weakening global economies.

In television you go in with this operating system that it is a crapshoot.

Despite challenging market conditions, we remain focused on margin enhancement at Reuters, with a 12 percent operating target in 2002.