The online advertising market is growing at such a rapid pace and we want to participate in some of that. This isn't a winner-take-all proposition.

The PlayStation, $300 with a DVD-player and it runs Linux and Java, it's huge. Why would you ever put a PC someplace? It breaks all the time. You would spend more time fixing it than teaching (how to use it). These things (the PlayStation consoles) are designed for 12-year-olds and are really powerful.

The point comes where there starts to be a disconnect between the attempts to rapidly jack up those prices for faster MIPS and IBM's desire to push the cost of MIPS down,

The perception has been growing that it is better that there be a clear line of distinction between the people the board hires and the people hired by the corporation.

The perception of a growing number of our citizens is that the all-white commission is biased and doesn't care.