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To: Yogi - Paul who wrote (529)	2/11/1999 6:50:00 AM
From: matt gray	Read Replies (1) of 615

<<Remember a hard drive is going to be optional on the 5000. Total cost with localstorage around $550.00 (WAG). It will be interesting to see how consumers view that price.>> Who says the consumer will pay? Maybe the local CATV will pay and the consumer gets this added to the monthly bill. The CATV company will cost justify the purchases based upon the following monthly business case. Look at the revenues: - basic TV ($25) - local and long distance telephone calling (>$30) - internet ($20) - Pay per view movies (>$10) - HDTV (???) Also CATV makes more advertising revenue because of advanced services. No wonder AT&T wanted a piece of TCI and Time Warner

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