The concerns that everybody had over the summer that maybe growth was finished -- clearly that was wrong.

The importance of studios is exaggerated. Stringer has been clear that Sony is fundamentally a hardware company,

I don't think there is anyone who is positioned to challenge the U.S. (Internet) leadership.

The consumer has options -- they can buy a cheap box, but unlike a year or two ago, they can also buy a much more capable machine where the 64 bit processor is the most important element, ... If they wish to spend a little more they can get a lot more -- there's a lot more choice.

It's critical to remember that these are really devices that are attached to a much wider range of services and interests on the part of customers that I think are fundamentally changing what used to be television. It's becoming much more personalized and much more interesting.

It's clear there is a segment of the consumer market that is price insensitive and more interested in advanced features than concerned about getting the lowest possible price, ... That's a segment Apple does very well in; so does Hewlett-Packard. Dell has to try to sell to that customer.

Sun has succeeded in making themselves the most aggressive, most innovative, and most dynamic of the three of them.

It's a positive for Microsoft. I think it's been very much misunderstood.

It was better than I had expected and most importantly they are clearly guiding us up for December, so I think there is a chance for a very strong finish for calendar year '05.

This is the right guy at the right time, ... He is a high tech guy and a high growth guy who is very operations oriented.