Success Quote by Kevin Rollins

"Over the last several quarters we have been growing faster in Asia and Europe than any other place on the planet. We have 18 percent of the global PC share, about 12 percent in Europe, and 8 percent in Asia"

Kevin Rollins, Businessman

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Growth talk is never just about growth; its about who gets to define the scoreboard. Kevin Rollins isnt offering a travelogue of market performance so much as staking a claim to inevitability. The phrasing "faster in Asia and Europe than any other place on the planet" is deliberately global and comparative, a superlative meant to quiet doubts without naming them. It reads like an earnings-call bullet point, but its really a morale and investor-management tool: we are winning where it matters, and the future is happening somewhere else.

The numbers do a careful dance. "18 percent of the global PC share" sounds dominant, a near-fifth of the world. Then he breaks it down: 12 percent in Europe, 8 percent in Asia. Those regional figures arent there to brag; they signal headroom. In mature markets you defend share. In underpenetrated regions you narrate potential. Rollins is telling listeners that the companys story isnt trapped in saturated North America; the upside is abroad, and we have proof of traction.

The context is a PC era defined by commoditization and thinning margins, when differentiation was hard and scale was everything. Talking about international acceleration is a way to imply resilience against price pressure and to reassure stakeholders that the company can outgrow the industry. The subtext: if youre nervous about competition, dont look at todays margins, look at our map.

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