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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (76155)	10/20/1999 12:09:00 AM
From: Bill Jackson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1570561

Tenchus, In that case IBM had no retail as they sold to distribution and they are no entering retail by the direct model. As to calling the direct model not retail, you are wrong, it is retail and it uses the web for the communication path. Mail order is also retail and they use the mail and telephone for the com path. In essence any sale where the buyer does not present a state sales tax exemption permit is a retail sale no matter how the com path runs. For example, Kodak has a presence in every state and thus charges the state sales tax where the goods go no matter how they are ordered or delivered(unless an exemption is presented). Gateway does the same. This thing in Congress where they will not tax the internet does not refer to state sales taxes....that is a state matter and they are collected. Have you ever bought an item over the web from your own state?, you pay sales tax(unless you are in one of those joyous states with no sales tax) Bill

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (76155)	10/20/1999 12:52:00 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1570561

RE <<<Bill, what kind of doublespeak is that? I think you're the one calling a tail a leg. Windsock is right. When the PC industry talks about retail, they definitely do not consider the direct channel as part of retail.>>> I think things are getting confused by the term channel. Dell's sales program is considered a direct model, meaning it sells its pcs on the net, in their catalogue, probably in their Dell shoppe in Austin directly to the customer. If you consider the channel to be exclusively stores like compusa or fry's, than channel is the wrong term to use with direct. But whether a pc is sold in a store or from a catalogue or a website or on the street, its all retail and if its sold directly by the manu. to the customer (with no 'middle person'), then it is direct. ted