What Apple's biggest problem has been is that people have not had faith in the company (and) for this product to be a big hit ... that's like a booster shot for the company.

We continue to have full faith and confidence in the near and long-term prospects o the company and remain committed to the goal of providing value to all shareholders.

I expect that among the Mac customer base (the iMac) will be extremely popular.

Network computers and set-top boxes will make a lot of noise. But for the most part, the market is still putting its feelers out.

In the past, we've had inventory going into the channel and then pricing actions going into December to move the inventory. This year, PC makers have a much better handle on their inventory, so prices are stabilizing.

Some people would rather be the 100 percent owner of a $100 million company than the partner of a $200 million company. They feel comfortable being the CEO and the sole decision-maker.