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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (74845)	10/10/1999 5:03:00 PM
From: Bill Jackson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575400

Tenchu; A jerk is someone who does foolish acts. Dell has done very well, but his statement about using market force to jump the queue for parts from Taiwan and elsewhere is a jerk comment. Such a remark will work against his desires to jump the queue and may well result in his being put in his place with extra costs by his suppliers. He has also done and said other similar things to aggravate assorted end users etc. The term 'nouveau riche' comes to mind, as does 'pride goeth before a fall' Bill

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (74845)	10/10/1999 5:13:00 PM
From: david alexander	Respond to of 1575400

I've been on SI for a long time and I don't recall that I've spoken ill of anyone. However, Dell is just one of those few that hit me the wrong way. Sure I would like to see Dell buy from AMD, if only to keep competition in the industry. Obviously, I own a chunk of AMD(and have been frequently frustrated with its lack of performance)but I am not wedded to this stock or any other. I do not, however, invest in Dell. I think their business model is the "best" it can be right now and I see lots of room for negative surprises including Compaq taking them by storm in the near future. It was strictly my personal comment and since I voiced it you had a right to ask why. Sometimes I do feel a sense of support for the underdog and like to see the smaller companies have their days.