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To: Mick Mørmøny who wrote (206)	11/24/1998 11:06:00 AM
From: jbn3	of 335

Dell cancels appearance as COMDEX keynote speaker. (old) austin360.com:80/biz/features/comdex/15comdex.htm At Comdex, Gates opens, Dell cancels and high tech takes over … But Comdex always tries to look ahead, and Gates is scheduled to talk about future of computing and the Internet. Which is convenient, we now know he doesn't have a very good memory. Gates, who has Sunday to himself, also kicks off what one analyst called an "onslaught of industry icons" who will give keynote speeches Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. All told, there will be eight speakers with Gates. But not Michael Dell. He cancelled his Monday afternoon slot last month when he saw how the list of speakers had grown. Five keynotes were scheduled when the 33-year-old CEO of Dell Computer accepted the invitation to speak months ago. … Naturally, there was speculation that Dell's decision was a response to the fact that in October Compaq CEO Eckhard Pfeiffer was shoehorned into Monday's schedule ahead of Dell. That's an entertaining theory. But it's pretty hard to argue that Dell & Co. are reluctant to compete with Pfeiffer and Compaq. Michael Dell still gets to speak. He'll extol the advantages of the way at a briefing Monday afternoon for reporters and analysts the company invited to the Las Vegas Country Club. That will be followed a "keynote relief" reception. … (more)

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