Uncertainty of future government programs was the biggest response.

With so much uncertainty about the eventual positioning/future of Liz Claiborne's department store partners (former May Department Stores door closures, potential spin-offs of Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor, repositioning of Sears), we would not be surprised to see Liz Claiborne management take a cautious approach to 2006 guidance.

There has been three years of uncertainty and we are now looking forward to a stable future.

Uncertainty about the future can be eliminated by deciding to go with the flow.

We recognize that uncertainty regarding Palm's future pricing creates uncertainly for Handspring's near-term sales and margin outlook, and to the extent that we need to respond, we will.

When the uncertain future becomes the past, the past in turn becomes uncertain.