Bob Bishop
Bob Bishop
ability action commitment depend list themselves
It will depend on HP and Compaq's ability to stabilize themselves and make some kind of commitment to this market, but I think that is way down on their list of action points.
depressing frequently seen spirit
It must be depressing to be frequently outgunned but I've never seen such spirit in all my years at Hartsfield.
assistance offered package painless port
In the past, we have not offered this assistance package for making the port (to SGI) as painless as possible.
begun recently ship
Intel, for example, has only recently begun to ship a 64-bit chip,
achieved believe customer field future last reflect setting stage
I believe they reflect the stabilization we've achieved in our customer base, and our field organization in the last quarter, setting the stage for future growth,
benefits difficult offer retirement small
It's very difficult for a small employer, ... For example, we do not offer any retirement benefits here.
benefits employers health higher less moderation offer rich seeing
In health insurance, what you're seeing is employers having to offer less rich benefits -- higher deductibles, higher copays -- to keep the premiums in moderation so they can at least offer them some kind of protections,
deals point relatively
At this point and time, the deals are relatively minor. If they were big enough, we would make a big announcement.
achieved bug chips headed market mature operating product shipping systems three
We've been shipping 64-bit chips for over 10 years, and the operating systems that go with that are mature and bug free, and are in real-time. They haven't achieved any of this yet, and already, the first product on the market is three years late. So it's going to take so long for them to learn. But we know they're headed this way.
eyes light market starts turn
When the market starts to turn like this, this is when investors' eyes start to light up.