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Non-Tech : CompUSA (CPU)

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To: Smart Investor who wrote (1790)3/22/1999 10:54:00 PM
From: soup  Read Replies (1) of 3187
 
AppleUSA.

(Cribbed from Raging Bull.)

>Here's an AAPL/CPU comparison on a 1-minute chart for
today:

bigcharts.com.

At $6, CPU has a mkt cap of around $546M. Would AAPL buy a major computer retailer with
some of its cash and create mega-Apple Stores?

It excites me and scares the hell out of me, at once!

GO AAPL!

Kurt<

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(Cribbed from SI/AAPL)

Yeah, the similarity of the two charts in timing, price and volume are striking. And as a
rumor it's a great one.

My "Top 5" list to characterize the transition:

1) Hang huge banners declaring the new stores as "Y2K-free Zones".

2) Order employees to enroll in re-education programs. [You will now key-in 1000 times
"Wintel sucks ...".] However, on the plus side, they'll get to bonfire those nasty red polos ...

3) Continue to stock PC gear but it will take up no more than 5% of the floor space and the
software aisles will always be blocked by stock ladders.

4) Stock complete lines of USB and Firewire peripherals but make PC owners download the
appropriate drivers.

5) Sell hardware/software at a loss but make even bigger profits off extended warranties
and financing charges.

This is too much fun. :)
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