The first quarter traditionally is the weakest period of the year for technology purchases, and many of our customers chose to reduce or defer capital spending decisions until they see a sustained improvement in their businesses. - John Joyce Quotes
The first quarter traditionally is the weakest period of the year for technology purchases, and many of our customers chose to reduce or defer capital spending decisions until they see a sustained improvement in their businesses. John Joyce
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IBM's strategy is to deliver superior business value through the fusion of business and technology. - John Joyce Quotes

IBM's strategy is to deliver superior business value through the fusion of business and technology.

John Joyce

 Business
We remain on track for your consensus earnings per share estimate for 2001, which is consistent with our longer term business model. - John Joyce Quotes

We remain on track for your consensus earnings per share estimate for 2001, which is consistent with our longer term business model.

John Joyce

 Consensus
The Y2K lockdown was very real. It certainly impacted our largest customers. - John Joyce Quotes

The Y2K lockdown was very real. It certainly impacted our largest customers.

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Services now represent nearly 50 percent of IBM's revenue. - John Joyce Quotes

Services now represent nearly 50 percent of IBM's revenue.

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We believe that the recent changes to the 2002 revenue and [earnings per share] estimates for IBM better reflect the current realities of the marketplace. - John Joyce Quotes

We believe that the recent changes to the 2002 revenue and [earnings per share] estimates for IBM better reflect the current realities of the marketplace.

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We're not sure if it was on our property that Sean got bit, but we're at least taking care of our property. - John Joyce Quotes

We're not sure if it was on our property that Sean got bit, but we're at least taking care of our property.

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We don't have a better crystal ball than you do, but based on our fourth-quarter results and everything we know today about the coming year, we remain confident with the consensus earnings-per-share estimate for 2001, which is consistent with our longer-term business model. - John Joyce Quotes

We don't have a better crystal ball than you do, but based on our fourth-quarter results and everything we know today about the coming year, we remain confident with the consensus earnings-per-share estimate for 2001, which is consistent with our longer-term business model.

John Joyce

 
There was a lot of business in the pipeline, but we simply failed to close contracts. - John Joyce Quotes

There was a lot of business in the pipeline, but we simply failed to close contracts.

John Joyce

 Business
In the past few years we have not been addressing our longer-term growth objectives because the industry was in decline. We felt it would be naive to talk about growth when we knew our customers weren't spending. But in 2003 we said that the industry had stabilized and I would characterize 2004 as a year when the IT industry will begin its next growth cycle. - John Joyce Quotes

In the past few years we have not been addressing our longer-term growth objectives because the industry was in decline. We felt it would be naive to talk about growth when we knew our customers weren't spending. But in 2003 we said that the industry had stabilized and I would characterize 2004 as a year when the IT industry will begin its next growth cycle.

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Based on where we stand today, we expect to make these estimates. - John Joyce Quotes

Based on where we stand today, we expect to make these estimates.

John Joyce

 
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