Integrating all Compaq manufacturing operations into a single, cohesive organization is essential as we build the future Compaq.

No one has ever been able to stop the process and evolution of technology, not even I.B.M. That is going to continue. Those who grab it and move ahead with it will determine the future in this industry.

I am a very thorough person.

I turned Compaq from a small company with troubles into a computer powerhouse. We can do the same at Intershop.

Retire? I will never retire.

I admit that the direct model has done a lot for Dell. That's the only thing the company has ever really accomplished.