David Cole
David Cole
bottom coercion line physical threat
The bottom line is that in an American interrogation, no physical coercion is permitted, not even the threat of physical coercion.
based buy customer existing wage
But no customer is going to buy based on their existing wage structure.
business certainly reality talking today
I'm certainly not shocked, ... because the reality of the business world today is that anything can happen, everyone is talking to everyone else.
beginning emerge fairly market realistic wearing
A fairly realistic market is beginning to emerge here. Some of the luster is wearing off.
cost gm media might next others rick viewed year
Rick might have through the end of next year to show the cost savings. If GM is viewed by the media and others as not having a competitive set of new products, that's going to be a big problem.
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.
blow business close intent jerry perot
He's different than Perot and Smale because he does know the business and he's been close to it for a long, long time. Jerry is a disciplined guy. His intent is not to blow the place up.
concern excellent influence jerry joining move outside
I think it's a very excellent move that Jerry will be joining GM's board. My only concern is that he may have had more influence from the outside than he will from the inside.
couple happen next stuff
I think that there's a lot of stuff that's going to happen over the next couple of months.
bill philosophy team top wants
Bill Ford's philosophy is that he wants a team at the top of the pyramid,
begins buying economics economy-and-economics factor groups large mainstream neither primary question reasons sensitive
Neither of these are particularly sensitive to the economics. They have other reasons why they're buying this. There's a question as to how large those groups are, but once you get to more mainstream buying groups, then economics really begins to take over as a primary factor in that decision.
belief defining low small volume
It is defining a new segment, and it'll do it big time. It's not a low volume segment. It could be as big as minivans. My belief is it'll reshape our whole idea of how we think about a small car.
cases conflict extend hope include schools state
I hope that they will extend their investigation to include Rutgers and other state schools because the cases of conflict are shockingly similar,
effective inside speak whatsoever
My only reservation whatsoever is: Can he be more effective inside than outside, where he can speak his mind?