Basically, our internal forecasts were overly aggressive, ... When you fall short of your internal forecast, two things happen: costs go up as a percentage of sales and margins go down.

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.

Given the fact that not one analyst currently has a 'buy' rating on Gateway stock, I think Mr. Inouye leaving Gateway is good news for shareholders. The company has successfully cut costs, but now it's time for them to focus on increasing shareholder value.

Our drivers are overly aggressive. And, in many cases, dangerous.

We have to be very aggressive in terms of controlling costs,

I think the pursuit of this was overly aggressive, and this reeks of a personal vendetta to me on the part of the homeowners' association. It goes back to concerns Karen had with respect to school zoning issues.