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DELL 122.70+0.2%Nov 18 3:59 PM EST

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To: Chuzzlewit who wrote (135528)7/5/1999 1:30:00 PM
From: Edwarda  Read Replies (1) of 176387
 
First, IBM may be using PCs as a way to sell other products. They may simply be "loss leaders".

Keep in mind that for years IBM used software and services just as a means of selling mainframes. It took a long time for the company to figure out how important software and services could be as a profit generator.

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