In Infosys the focus has always been on present. Sometimes, at the cost of the future. So while revenue growth figures have changed keeping with the external market conditions, Infosys has never allowed the operating margin to fall below the 28% figure. Even if that means being slow on the domestic foray. Even if that means not letting grow new lower margin businesses like BPO grow beyond a certain share of the business. Even if that means shying away from acquisitions.

In short, it has chosen profitability over growth. As some critics put it, present over the future.