David Cole
David Cole
remarkable
It was remarkable at the time, but the world has changed.
comparison lean market size
They are much leaner than they were. But they are not as lean as they need to be in comparison to the market size they have.
among cases cause eliminate happen models reality tremendous
They are going to eliminate some models as a part of this and if you happen to be on one of those, it's going to cause some problems. The reality is, in some cases suppliers may just disappear. There's tremendous consolidation among suppliers right now. Is it enough? I don't know.
company monumental pull
They were amazed. And they said if we could pull off that many releases, it would be monumental for the company and for our customers.
interests
It's in everybody's interests that Delphi makes it.
bankruptcy clear
It's clear that the Delphi bankruptcy really precipitated a sense of urgency,
board feeling needed pushed rick running upset
It needed to be said because the speculation was just running rampant. The board was upset that there was a feeling that Rick was being pushed out.
absolutely include legitimate
It's an absolutely legitimate thing to put in. They would be remiss if they did not include such a statement.
conduct crime electronic places
It's a crime to conduct electronic surveillance without authorization in two places in the statute.
company
This will not be the only company where you're going to see this kind of comment.
broader court happy provisions struck three troubled
We're happy that the court has struck these three provisions down, but we're still troubled by the broader expanse of the statute.
basically community concerned decidedly financial focused looking meet profit settle
What they're really looking at is the long-term implications of this. In the past, there was a decidedly short-term mentality, and basically what (GM) would say is we'll settle so we can meet our quarterly profit projections. That's different today. The financial community is concerned about the short-term return?but what they're focused on is the long-term profitability.
divisions facto number shrinking taking
What they're really doing is taking their divisions and shrinking their number in a de facto way.
behind companies crazy ideas might phase type
We're just in experimental phase right now. As long as we're in that type of phase, it's a crazy time. You know we'll get there (profitability) and get there fast. But the ideas that are not out there yet, and the companies that will be behind them, might be the real winners.