Richard Petersen
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Richard Petersen
adverse appears bad currency effect looks obviously people slightly top
Currency appears to have had a slightly more adverse effect than most people thought. If that's the case, it's not as bad as it looks on the top line. Obviously currency is something out of their control.
army-and-navy duty job moving officer targets truck
I have a job to do, I'm an officer in the Army, and I've got my duty to do. We're truck drivers, we're targets -- big moving targets -- and it's scary.
biggest business driver earnings good
The biggest driver to earnings is always software. If that business does better, that's good for IBM.
There are too many competitors and an overcapacity.