David Cole
David Cole
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We saw resistance to the initial Korean cars, but that was mainly related to quality. If the quality (of Chinese cars) is up to snuff, if the consumer feels there's value, they'll go for it.
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It wouldn't surprise me. We've seen some definite refocusing away from California.
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It wouldn't surprise me, ... We've seen some definite refocusing away from California.
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The wild card is whether consumers are really going to come out in the holidays for the Xbox 360 or just wait for Sony next year.
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The risk is that consumers are ready to go to buy a system and then you give them a chance to have second thoughts about it,
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Each cycle of console launches, the companies have a fresh start. Microsoft will likely do better with the Xbox 360.
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Right now, they're on a track that makes sense, but until it is resolved, it's not a done deal. It is a possibility.
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Bill Ford's philosophy is that he wants a team at the top of the pyramid,
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The Supreme Court felt that these warnings were critical in order to ensure the confessions are truly voluntary and not coerced. And now what the 4th Circuit has said is, we don't need these warnings. And I think what that will lead to is more coerced confessions.
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Everyone was up in volume, but if some are up more, it means redistribution of the market, ... The real growth has come from the Koreans and Europeans while the Big Three (GM, Ford and DaimlerChrysler) really suffered loss in market share.
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Visitors are turned off by employees who mispronounce local street names.
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You have to surround yourself with people who know the other parts of the company. Rick has done that. That's one of his strengths.
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We really want to figure out what the land wants to grow.
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Windows Live is our strategic bet to change the game and win.