"I'm not in favor of stealing music." — Ted Waitt

For a while there, companies were pushing technology on people and people were buying it. Now the consumer is really in the driver's seat. Now it's more of an overall solution: How can technology make your life better? How can it save you time?

I was fascinated to see that if you knew what you were doing, you could sell a $3,000 computer system over the phone.

The first thing I got was a jet. And it's the last thing I'd get rid of if I go bankrupt.

There are hundreds of competitors in the direct marketing of computers. We have been very successful because of quality, price, service and the way we treat the customer.

Anything that helps consumers get more for their money is fine by us.

I mean, you don't get a chance to buy a company like Gateway, you know, at or near book value very often.

Customers don't care about rivalries between corporations, they care about getting the best value for their money.

We've got tremendous equity in cow spots and in the name Gateway, so this isn't anything radical, but you'll see us getting more sophisticated in our marketing efforts.

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I'm not in favor of stealing music.