Ted Waitt
Ted Waitt
Theodore W. "Ted" Waittis an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. Waitt is a co-founder of Gateway, Inc....
basis business continue expect growth half operating planned return second unit
We expect to continue operating the business on a break-even basis through the first half of the year, with a planned return to profitability and unit growth on a year-over-year basis during the second half.
beyond box business successful
We have to have a successful box business if we are going to go beyond the box.
business delivering greatest industry moving purchase segments surround thereby value
We are aggressively moving into other business segments that surround the purchase of a PC, thereby delivering the greatest value to customers, shareholders and industry partners,
business gateway
Right now, Gateway 2000 is not for sale. We're not in any discussions with any other partners, ... Business Day .
business consumer expand small success
Our consumer business has never been stronger, and now we're positioned to expand that success into the small and mid-sized business arena,
business difficult indirect model move
For any business that has an indirect model to move into the direct business is very difficult and very challenging.
business direct expansion natural step
It's a natural step in the expansion of our direct business model.
progress time
We've made a lot of progress in 2001 and now it's time to grow,
beyond continue executing focus income moving paid quarter record strategy
We continue to focus like a laser on executing our strategy of moving beyond the box, and it paid off with a record quarter in what's typically the industry's slowest period. Non-PC income is now well over 10 percent, which is where we said we'd be by year-end.
approach closely considered felt gateway gives implement reflected strategy symbol
We closely considered MOO. We felt that a symbol (like GTW) that reflected Gateway was more appropriate for the long-term strategy of our business. If we wanted to implement a multi-branded approach down the line, it gives us more flexibility.
approach closely considered felt gateway gives implement reflected strategy symbol
We closely considered MOO, ... We felt that a symbol (like GTW) that reflected Gateway was more appropriate for the long-term strategy of our business. If we wanted to implement a multi-branded approach down the line, it gives us more flexibility.
financial forgo growth necessary profits regain resources
We have the liquidity and financial resources necessary to forgo short-term profits to regain long-term growth and sustainable profitability,
lines
We're really just formalizing, internally and externally, these lines of business,
costs fall forecasts internal margins overly percentage sales short
Basically, our internal forecasts were overly aggressive, ... When you fall short of your internal forecast, two things happen: costs go up as a percentage of sales and margins go down.