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To: Paul Engel who wrote (76062)10/19/1999 1:16:00 PM
From: Goutam  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1570988
 
Paul, re: <Perhaps the RUMORS of those Athlon PCs FLYING OFF the Retail Store shelves has been "GREATLY EXAGGERATED">

LOL ... It's very amusing to see how you attempt to come up with your extreme interpretations. Seriously, thanks for the humor.

Goutama



To: Paul Engel who wrote (76062)10/19/1999 1:20:00 PM
From: Charles R  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1570988
 
<Perhaps the RUMORS of those Athlon PCs FLYING OFF the Retail Store shelves has been "GREATLY EXAGGERATED" !>

Athlon sales have begun about a month back. Perhaps Ahlon sales had nothing to do with this decision. Perhaps, IBM did not know how to make a profit in the retail desktop segment for years had something to do with it.