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To: alias who wrote (137629)	7/27/1999 12:59:00 AM
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Wall Street Journal take on Dell ISP etc etc Includes some "stuff" I haven't seen posted before. Dell, Pushing Expansion Plan, Bundles Web Services With PCs By GARY MCWILLIAMS Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Dell Computer Corp. Tuesday is expected to begin bundling Internet-access services with its U.S. sales of consumer and small-business personal computers, part of a previously disclosed move to expand beyond computer hardware. The Round Rock, Texas, company, a pioneer in selling via the Internet, is making its entry a bit late. More and more companies are offering free Web access in exchange for viewing advertising or disclosing personal information. Dell also said it is launching a Dell portal, called Dellnet.com, to provide access and information services for its home PC customers. "What we're doing is bundling an overall experience that will last a lifetime," said Dell senior vice president Paul Bell. The access service is being provided in conjunction with MCI WorldCom Inc.'s UUNet, a leading Internet "backbone" company. The Web portal is being developed in conjunction with Snap, a joint venture of CNET Inc. and General Electric Co.'s NBC. Snap will provide customization software and content for the site. Dell said it will continue to provide its customers software for MyExcite, a portal service of Excite At Home Inc. under a deal signed in September. While Dell PCs purchased in the U.S. will be programmed to link to Dellnet.com, the company said it will continue to use Excite At Home as its portal offering in Europe. A spokeswoman for Excite At Home said that, while the company will continue to offer the service with Dell under the contract, Excite At Home anticipated the companies will pursue independent paths. Beginning Tuesday, the first year of Internet access will be bundled into the price of new Dell Dimension PCs, the PC maker said; it will deduct $75 from the price of a home PC for customers who decline the service. Dell said it will offer Internet access to existing customers in October for about $129 a year. Dell also said it is including a file backup service with its Internet access that will enable customers to store data via the Internet. The service is included at no charge for the first 20 megabytes of information and increases to $99 a year for an additional 300 megabytes.