The parties believe this announcement has become necessary at this stage due to a significant prospect that the confidential merger discussions have become known to some outside parties.

After careful deliberation, consultation with my financial advisor and consideration of developments since the announcement of the merger, I have decided to vote against the transaction. I believe that Hewlett-Packard can create greater value for stockholders as a stand-alone company than as a company combined with Compaq.

It's necessary to be slightly underemployed if you are to do something significant.

We believe today's announcement sets the stage for further share gains by Apple. Our estimates suggest that each point of share Apple takes in the overall personal computer (PC) market translates into a positive 25 cents per share to our fiscal year estimates.

It's not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.

The Cisco announcement that their revenue might slow due to shortage of parts (meant), therefore, Nortel was down because it's competing in the same market. I think that was the big negative.