John Joyce
John Joyce
business consensus consistent earnings estimate longer per remain share term track
We remain on track for your consensus earnings per share estimate for 2001, which is consistent with our longer term business model.
based believe consensus current fourth quarter
Based on everything we know today, we believe the current earnings-per-share consensus for the fourth quarter is reasonable.
ball based business coming confident consensus consistent crystal estimate remain results today
We don't have a better crystal ball than you do, but based on our fourth-quarter results and everything we know today about the coming year, we remain confident with the consensus earnings-per-share estimate for 2001, which is consistent with our longer-term business model.
accounting again behind disclosure hope issue move proud
Let me just say once and again that we are proud of our accounting and disclosure practices. We hope this issue is behind us and we'd like to move on.
constantly money states united
That's the thing about money in the United States and worldwide. It's constantly circulating.
based expect stand
Based on where we stand today, we expect to make these estimates.
business deliver fusion strategy superior value
IBM's strategy is to deliver superior business value through the fusion of business and technology.
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He was our best friend. I think he was to everybody who he knew ? Best friend.
basis cannot definitive provide strategic
We cannot be more definitive at this time, but we wanted to provide the strategic basis for these actions.
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It was basically the progression of the swelling of the brain. EEE takes a few days to tell what it is.
business close failed simply
There was a lot of business in the pipeline, but we simply failed to close contracts.
certainly largest
The Y2K lockdown was very real. It certainly impacted our largest customers.
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At that time, we also recognized that we'd feel price pressure in PCs and hard-disk drives. And our expectations here were right on track as well.
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We're not sure if it was on our property that Sean got bit, but we're at least taking care of our property.