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To: HoyaBob who wrote (25310)	7/4/1999 1:02:00 PM
From: Loring	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213173

The Economist this week has an article about the commodization of PCs and how inevitable is the coming softness in Dell, Wintel, etc. They commented in passing: " Perhaps Apple in the iMac has the way to go", referring to brand marketing to consumers. July 21 may tell more in NYC.

To: HoyaBob who wrote (25310)	7/5/1999 12:20:00 AM
From: Lambo	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213173

> Again,flawed promotion seems to be keeping the brakes on this > innovation (Quicktime).... An Apple commercial suggestion: Dad: (sitting in front of his PC) "How the heck am I supposed to be able to view this on-line video?? Daughter: (peeking over dad's shoulder) "We all use Quicktime. It's the best! You can look at pictures, listen to cool on-line music, watch live events, look at 3-D scenes...all sorts of stuff!" Dad: "I don't have the money to buy the software your school has...." Daughter: It's free. Dad: Free?! Daughter: Free. -- Fade out to: Apple Logo Quicktime (Mac and Windows) It's Free. apple.com