it is broader than just the tech , it goesor finance into education and politics. this is just one manifestation of it. america is the land of instant gratification. taking a much longer-term perspective, we can make the investments, we can bring the kind of solutions and innovation without being bound to this 90 day planning cycle that companies are afflicted by it. long- more focused on the term. we want to make investments. in the last 5-6 years, we also spent $13 billion making acquisitions and building up these new areas that are not substantial businesses for us. >> why should i be critical michael dell? he has been there. even though you were not the ceo, you went through that. -- you went through that period. see all the value tablets, you didn't see all the values of smartphones, and that has exploded. but people today think that mobile is one of the most important things in addition to technology. x nobody's perfect. [laughter] >> i know. but is it a legitimate criticism of what happened? >> it is. technology is a relentlessly competitive space. during th