We look at their ability to learn, how fast they are, how quick they are. And their experience. What have they done with their life? What concrete accomplishments have they made? Are they a finisher? When they start a project, can they finish the project, or do they start 20 projects and then have them all open-ended?

Executives are hired for their technical skills and experience but fired due to a lack of leadership ability.

Publishing now is more than publishing for print, and more than publishing for the Web, ... It's really a content aggregation and redeployment scheme that every organization has to have to get a handle on their communication problems.

The whole market today is a little scary. I'm happy we retain any value,

The end game is to get to a point where there aren't any user interfaces.

[Aside from its financial troubles, he said, Xerox is suffering from a problem similar to the one that plagued Adobe and Apple a few years ago: a lack of confidence among investors and potential customers. In 1998, as Asia was undergoing a serious financial crisis,] Adobe hit some rough spots, ... Adobe seems strong now. The cachet is different. But Xerox is in a nosedive.