Apple CFO, Luca Maestri

“It is very hard for us to imagine that a border tax would be good for the US economy,” Mr Maestri said. “It is a tax that would end up burdening the end consumer. It presupposes as an idea that the dollar would have to appreciate very significantly from where it is today, which is already too strong.” With a potentially detrimental impact to US competitiveness and jobs, he added. One way for Apple to avoid being hit by such a tax change would be to increase the scale of its US manufacturing.

蘋果公司CFO Luca Maestri指出，“邊境調(diào)節(jié)稅將不利于美國經(jīng)濟的發(fā)展，并加重消費者的負(fù)擔(dān)。可以預(yù)見，邊境稅政策還會導(dǎo)致本來已經(jīng)過于強勢的美元繼續(xù)升值?！?Maestri補充說，邊境稅政策對于美國競爭力和就業(yè)市場而言都存在潛在的不利影響。對于蘋果公司而言，增加它在美國的生產(chǎn)規(guī)模或許是幫助其避免稅制變化沖擊的選擇之一。

Canon CFO, Toshizo Tanaka

Speaking at a press conference to report its 2016 earnings results, Canon CFO Toshizo Tanaka said Canon is making a“major strategic transition” to shift its axis for growth from conventional mainstay businesses such as digital cameras and copiers to new businesses, including medical equipment.“To that end, we have a range of investments coming up. Considering the situations,it would be very difficult to invest in Toshiba’s semiconductor operation.”Tanaka said, adding it is “our outlook at this moment.”

在2016年度業(yè)績發(fā)布會上，佳能公司CFO Toshizo Tanaka表示，佳能正在進行“重大戰(zhàn)略轉(zhuǎn)型”，業(yè)務(wù)支柱將從數(shù)碼相機和復(fù)印機等傳統(tǒng)支柱業(yè)務(wù)轉(zhuǎn)向醫(yī)療設(shè)備等新業(yè)務(wù)。“為此，我們進行了一系列投資。鑒于此，東芝半導(dǎo)體業(yè)務(wù)的投資將受到影響?！盩anaka強調(diào)，這是佳能目前面臨的形勢。

Microsoft CFO，Amy Hood

Microsoft CFO Amy Hood divulged that the multinational technology company is“deeply focused on driving revenue growth” and not cost savings. In order to drive revenue growth for LinkedIn, the CFO announced that they will be focusing on return on investment, as well as investments in initiatives that will generate income. When asked whether they are willing to spend more money on innovations,Hood answered in the affirmative, as long as “we’re putting it in the right place.”

CFO Amy Hood透露，在重金收購LinkedIn之后，微軟目前正專注于提高營收增長，而不是成本節(jié)約。Hood表示，為推動LinkedIn的收入增長，微軟將專注于投資回報和能夠產(chǎn)生收入的投資計劃。當(dāng)被問及微軟是否愿意在創(chuàng)新方面投入更多時，Hood肯定答道：“是的，我們會把資金投入到最合適的地方?！?/p>