Andy Neff Quotations

We still think that the deal will go to a vote regardless of the outcome from Packard Foundation.

When we downgraded the PC stocks in September, we were concerned about signs of weak consumer demand -- which has continued to deteriorate.

I would anticipate that we're going to have one-way flagging. There could be a moderate impact.

Business near-term will get worse, forcing companies to combine to save money.

Had we not caught it, the roadway could have eventually collapsed.

While both companies, EMC and Sun, are leaders... a slowdown in corporate information-technology spending can impact both companies' financial performance -- gravity is bound to take over.

We're not at the same place as the county. Our system has not matured to the point theirs has.

We believe a city waterline underneath broke. It's in the city's hands.

We would assume any revising of the terms would involve the disposal of the PC business in some fashion which could be construed as positive for Dell although there could also be a change in the pricing terms, although we don't think that the latter would solve the objections of the family,

The opposition by the Hewlett family came as a real surprise given Walter Hewlett's initial support,

We have $5.5 million earmarked for the project.

We understand it's an inconvenience. But it's much better that we found this out now.

Dell is taking a more aggressive look at its expense structure, and I'm hearing that they are doing their employee reviews earlier than expected and that they are being tougher than they've been in the past on weeding out those who are underperforming.

It's going to take a couple weeks to get a decision but both sides will declare victory tomorrow.

The odds of Gateway finding a partner now are slim.

Sun is a turnaround story and a turnaround story requires confidence in the management. Our concern is not that there is something sinister, just that we have less visibility with the new team and what their goals and objectives will be.

Never say never. I don't think we will know until we know.

There was a sense of urgency present that we had not seen in either company prior to the challenge by Walter Hewlett. The question at this point is: Can they keep it up and deliver on expectations?

Gateway's positive glimmers of stabilization were largely reversed.

The earnings demonstrate how well they're executing. That's the key. In this environment you want companies that do well in a really tough, you know, crummy environment because it gives you confidence that when things turn, or when and if they turn, that they're well positioned.

The earnings demonstrate how well they're executing, ... That's the key. In this environment you want companies that do well in a really tough, you know, crummy environment because it gives you confidence that when things turn, or when and if they turn, that they're well positioned.