David Cole
David Cole
change major says surgery
What this really says is that major surgery is required. Doing nothing is not an option. It's change or die.
chance ford last major points views
Ford views Monday's announcement as the last restructuring in the sense that they may not have a chance to do something more after this. It's one of the major pivot points in their history.
ask competitor firm major market natural
We are in a very competitive telecommunications market in Texas, so it was only natural that we would ask our auditing firm what it was doing for a major competitor of ours.
basically believe betting company ford inside major people
This is a major restructuring. The people inside of Ford basically believe they are betting their company on this restructuring.
becomes insider major presence smart
He is a very smart guy, and he'll be a constructive presence on the board. He becomes an insider and a representative of a major investor.
chinese consumer feels initial korean mainly quality related resistance saw
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.
definite seen surprise
It wouldn't surprise me. We've seen some definite refocusing away from California.
definite seen surprise
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.
buy chance consumers ready risk second system thoughts
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,
companies console cycle fresh likely microsoft xbox
Each cycle of console launches, the companies have a fresh start. Microsoft will likely do better with the Xbox 360.
track until
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.
bill philosophy team top wants
Bill Ford's philosophy is that he wants a team at the top of the pyramid,
circuit court critical ensure felt lead order supreme truly voluntary
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.