Safa Rashtchy Expect Quotations

I expect the tone of the conference call and the guidance they give to be more positive than investors expect.

On the surface, you would expect that gas prices would draw people online, but I am not a big believer in that, ... Remember that people are cutting back on spending because of higher expenses such as fuel and lower consumer confidence.

We believe there is a good chance for revenue upside, and we expect the stock to react positively to any top line upside.

We also expect more spending on search advertising. On top of these broader economic sectors, we expect the Internet companies, in particular e-commerce players, will increase their spending noticeably. These trends together will bring more maturity to the online advertising sector in China.

People expect these companies to beat the numbers,

It was a very strong performance. I would expect them to have a nice upside.

The key for Amazon is definitely top-line growth in 2002 and beyond. Expectations are not that big. Our model is for a 12 percent increase year over year. That by itself is not enough. Investors expect growth will accelerate in 2003 and beyond, and for that to happen, they need to have some new service deals.