Ted Waitt
Ted Waitt
Theodore W. "Ted" Waittis an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. Waitt is a co-founder of Gateway, Inc....
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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,
beyond box business successful
We have to have a successful box business if we are going to go beyond the box.
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.
business gateway
Right now, Gateway 2000 is not for sale. We're not in any discussions with any other partners, ... Business Day .
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.
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,
continue definitely information insure invest left legs million pc power shares
Is the PC dead? I definitely don't think so. I think there's a lot of legs left in the PC. We're going to look at and continue to invest in information devices. I still own 100 million shares in this company, and I'm going to do everything in my power to insure this company's success.
ahead challenges clearly decided jeff love opportunity
Things are what they are. Jeff decided to retire, and I love Gateway. The opportunity for us is good. Clearly we have some challenges ahead of us.
branded experience
At that point, it's a branded experience that's customized for the customer,
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.
good moving position
We feel good about our position and we're moving forward.
forward good job market move older packing pcs problem
The problem is no one has done a good job packing it, of integrating older PCs and newer appliances, ... We're going to see a lot of new things in the market as we move forward through 1999.