Quotes by John Connors

“We solidly outperformed on revenues, expenses, and earnings per share, and we feel good about where we ended the quarter on unearned (revenue),”

“Linux is the most significant competitor to the Windows platform,”

“We now believe PC shipments will not show any growth from the prior year and will show a decline for the full fiscal year 2002.”

“To grow a $32 billion company, first you have to do $32 billion in business.”

“Theres nothing of the Old West in those places, and you see lots of fur coats and Rolls-Royces.”

“People ask, are you still a growth stock? Compared to these guys, yes we are.”

“Microsoft is well known for its bench strength,? he said. ”

“It seems likely we will report year-over-year revenue in the 25 percent range, but I would expect earnings-per-share to grow at a lower rate than revenue in the next two quarters.”

“We are cautious about the next quarter. We want to see business PC demand pick up, and the next quarter is a tough comparable quarter because of last years launch of Office 2000.”

“Getting multi-digit growth in our two main franchises with the share and size we have is tough, but we will have great growth in our businesses that are somewhat smaller.”