The focus: a car that should appeal to all of them, one that the company has bet its future on.

The company is betting that customers will be willing to pay more for simplicity and ease of use.

For the moment, though, the company is betting that it can win in the air.

The company is betting that people will shop its site rather than making a trip to the party goods store.

The company is betting that it can set up its own network without actually owning many wireless services.

"But companies are betting that it won't and they may be right."

These companies, including netLibrary, are betting that people will pay for it.

But the company is betting that it can change that.

But the company cannot bet its future on artists who have been around for nearly three decades.

The strength was particularly evident in businesses that the company is betting on for its future, technology services and software.