David Cole
David Cole
audience goes hardcore holiday loyal microsoft period shelves sony testing
It may have been no big thing for Sony to give Microsoft one holiday period on the shelves to itself. But you're going to be sorely testing that loyal hardcore audience if it goes to two.
anywhere gm money near problem reason serious talking
They're not making anywhere near the money they need to be making. The only reason we're not talking more about them is because they don't have as serious a problem as GM or Ford.
flexible lean moved rigid
They have moved from a rigid culture, to a much more lean and flexible company.
betting company higher level realize viewed
There's a much higher level of urgency. I think they realize that they're betting the company on this. Our sense is this is being viewed as this is a change-or-die kind of thing.
attacking both culture
At both companies, they're very much attacking the culture of the organization. I think they've got real possibilities.
bring certainly critical impact strike threat
A strike is always a threat in bankruptcy. A strike would certainly have an impact on clients. If there were a strike in a critical part of the company, it would bring everyone down.
comparison lean market size
They are much leaner than they were. But they are not as lean as they need to be in comparison to the market size they have.
among cases cause eliminate happen models reality tremendous
They are going to eliminate some models as a part of this and if you happen to be on one of those, it's going to cause some problems. The reality is, in some cases suppliers may just disappear. There's tremendous consolidation among suppliers right now. Is it enough? I don't know.
company monumental pull
They were amazed. And they said if we could pull off that many releases, it would be monumental for the company and for our customers.
argue facts mean might terrible
You could argue that this is a terrible thing but facts are facts. You might not like something but that doesn't mean it's going to go away.
burden certainly
You certainly wouldn't want to put the burden of this on someone who is new to the scene.
against challenge courts credible enforced fear government practice program recognized
The courts have long recognized that you can challenge a government practice or a program even if it has never been enforced against you, if you have a credible fear that it will be used against you.
The ingredients are there for a deal, but it's very complicated.
issues stark whatever
This is all untested territory. Whatever happens, it's making the issues much more stark and real.