Famous Quotes & Sayings

While consumers may be a little leery of white, they don't need to be. What we're seeing is a very soft and romantic white, many times even bordering on ecru or a faded, old garment you had in white and then you go back to it and it's taken on a patina.

We're delighted that the FDA has moved forward at all. The worst thing for manufacturers and consumers is limbo.

We're definitely going to see a very strong first quarter. It looked like consumers were hibernating in December, and all they needed was an excuse to go on a spending spree. The weather provided that.

We expect a couple of very rough months for consumers spending.

We really underestimated the impact of consumers sitting on the sidelines and not getting their hands on the next-generation 360 console.

John Garamendi

Well, what's the title insurance going to cost? Consumers can do that, but they don't ask.

Arlen Specter

I worry that these acquisitions and these mergers can only spell higher costs for the consumer and in the long run problems for the employees of these companies.

Most of the noise about the consumer stopping spending has been just noise. There hasn't been real evidence of it.

Most of the leading search sites excel in responsiveness with no notable slow downs during peak usage periods. At these speeds consumers will not note a significant difference between any of the leading sites.

Joel Klein

Microsoft is a monopolist and it engaged in massive anti-competitive practices that harmed innovation and limited consumer choice.

Microsoft doesn't sell products directly to consumers. Consumers go through equipment makers and re-sellers, so it all depends on how they got it.

Microsoft is long overdue in creating a consumer operating system that includes core features for media, entertainment, and family security, and Vista will include much of this ability.

While the computation sector is down, all other sectors including wireless and consumer continue to thrive. This increase drove the sales of such products as flash, digital signal processors, application-specific products and analog.

We have officially realized one of the very first applications of the new digital technology, and more importantly, are using it to deliver truly innovative content to consumers starved for intelligent programming.

Jim Perry

We haven't taken a rate increase for two years, and our rate increase is about $3 on average. If you take that over two years, it's about 3.1 percent per year, which is about right near the Consumer Price Index.

Wireless networks are great. They enable a lot of freedom, but they also come with risks. Consumers need to protect themselves.

The 2005 holiday season was a gadget year for consumers of all ages, and consumers continued to show their love for free shipping.

Paul Taylor

The affordability issue from rising interest rates takes some consumers out of the market. These are big-ticket items for consumers. They are going to be sensitive to interest rates.

The American consumer has been particularly resilient over the last year plus, ... They're finding ways to spend.

David Rosenberg

That will just reinforce the slowdown in consumer spending.

That's what gets the word of mouth going, that's what gets consumers saying, 'I've got to have this game, and I got to have this system to play it.'

We haven't raised our rates since 1992. In that time, the consumer price index has increased by 53 percent; but we have kept our rates steady over that time because we have managed costs.

Victor Koo

Getting direct consumer revenue through movies or games or other culture products is something that we are very suitable for.

The problems are really isolated to the consumer end of the PC market in Europe, and that's being reflected in Dell and Gateway. We downgraded Intel this morning, but the stock's fall has factored in most of the revenue shortfall.

We are demystifying the relationship between consumers and online services,

Whilst the immediate impact on European energy prices has been negligible, the dispute has served to emphasize the dependence of Western Europe on Russian gas supplies and the issue has the potential to keep European gas consumers on edge for some time.

While the CBI survey indicated a marked softening in consumer spending following the relatively strong December performance, it nevertheless indicated a significantly stronger performance than that seen overall in recent months.

We continue to perform well in our core UK consumer markets,

When it comes to shopping for their special someone on Valentine's Day, consumers turn to more sentimental gifts.

When it comes to consumer electronics, the longer you wait, it's always going to be smaller, faster, cheaper.

We're allocating to make it better for consumers and make it easier to understand for consumers. We can put all incentives on one page and explain it. There's no fine print. There's no crazy details.

We hope this provides transparency so consumers will be able to more aggressively negotiate with service providers.

Other than autos, the rest of consumer spending is doing OK.