We are aggressively moving into other business segments that surround the purchase of a PC, thereby delivering the greatest value to customers, shareholders and industry partners,

Right now, Gateway 2000 is not for sale. We're not in any discussions with any other partners, ... Business Day .

Our consumer business has never been stronger, and now we're positioned to expand that success into the small and mid-sized business arena,

For any business that has an indirect model to move into the direct business is very difficult and very challenging.

It's a natural step in the expansion of our direct business model.