John Thompson Quotes
I understand what they are doing. Microsoft is playing hardball.
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The company used almost 100 percent of earnings for the dividend. This was atypical and a big boost for shareholders.
- John Thompson
If we have costs that we have to spend money on, then we have to dip into our reserves. In the early '90s, our reserves dipped down really low, and we're just now building them back up again. I'd hate to see real restrictive levy limits when we need to spend money. That's why any construction project, or anything like that, would have to be put on hold.
- John Thompson
[Symantec is a rare software company -- one that has thrived in the past several years of parched technology spending.] By almost any measure we're one of the most profitable software companies in the world... We have operating margins in the mid-to-high 20s, gross margins in the mid-80s, and revenue growth the last two years well north of 25 percent.
- John Thompson
