Bearke - Re: " Intel just lost a large notebook order to AMD."
I'm CERTAIN that your faithful following fiefs will be interested in the Intel - Fujitsu Notebook - Best Buy deal that was just announced.
(In case you weren't aware - Best Buy is located in the U.S.A. and these notebooks can, obviously, be purchased at these stores - unlike the AMD/Toshibas. Of course, your faithful following fiefs can always go to Japan to get a Toshiba PC with an AMD chip inside.)
You and they can read all the details of the Intel Fujitsu Best Buy deal right here:
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newsalert.com
Best Buy Announces National Retail Partnership with Fujitsu PC
Corporation
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY), the nation's leading retailer of computers to the home user, today announced a new partnership with Fujitsu PC Corporation (FPC) of
Milpitas, Calif., one of the top ten* suppliers of notebook computers in the U.S. Best Buy will be the primary national retailer of Fujitsu's award-winning LifeBook(TM) C Series notebook computers.
Customers can now purchase these notebooks at Best Buy's 311 locations nationwide.
The Fujitsu Lifebook C Series, introduced in September 1998, currently features a range of Intel(R) Pentium(R) II processor-based notebooks affordably priced at $1,399 and below. In addition to retailing nationally at Best Buy stores, FPC will offer the LifeBook C Series to consumers via its Web site beginning this spring.
"Best Buy shares FPC's vision for giving customers a choice of purchasing environments in the retail marketplace," said Wayne Inouye, Best Buy's Senior Vice President - Marketing. "FPC is an ideal
supplier for us because of its strong customer orientation, its commitment to using the Internet and to working with Best Buy on our own strategies."
Fujitsu PC Corporation is a subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited, a leading provider of information technology products and solutions for the global marketplace with revenues of $37.7 billion in the fiscal year ending
March 31, 1998. FPC delivers high-performance mobile computing solutions for the North American
market. FPC introduced the award-winning LifeBook Family of notebook computers in 1996 and has since
become the ninth* largest supplier of notebooks in the U.S. FPC emphasizes leading-edge technology,
exceptional product quality, user comfort and productivity and outstanding customer service as primary
competitive advantages. The company is headquartered in Milpitas, Calif. and has configuration and
customer support centers in Memphis, Tenn. Visit the FPC Web site at fujitsu-pc.com or call
888-4-ON-THE-GO for additional information.
Minneapolis-based Best Buy Co., Inc. is the nation's largest volume specialty retailer of name-brand
consumer electronics, personal computers, entertainment software and appliances. The Company strives
to improve people's lives by making technology and entertainment products affordable and easy to use.
Best Buy operates 311 stores in 36 states and is ranked 199 on the Fortune 500 with annual revenues of
$8.4 billion. For more information or on-line shopping, visit the Company's Web site at
bestbuy.com
Fujitsu and the Fujitsu logo are registered trademarks and LifeBook is a trademark of Fujitsu Limited.
Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corp.
*IDC, 3Q98
SOURCE Best Buy Co., Inc.
/CONTACT: Laurie Bauer of Best Buy Co., Inc., 612-947-2450/
/Company News On-Call: prnewswire.com or fax,
800-758-5804, ext. 098313/
/Web site: fujitsu-pc.com
/Web site: bestbuy.com
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