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To: tejek who wrote (76232)	10/20/1999 3:15:00 AM
From: Mani1	Respond to of 1570681

Ted Re <<may only half your stocks crash tomorrow. OK, OK....but may they recover in after hours trading.>> Good enough. I can sleep now. Also it is nice that at least the other NY team lost. I am sure glad I don't have to deal with a all NY world series. Mani

To: tejek who wrote (76232)	10/20/1999 3:22:00 AM
From: Goutam	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570681

Ted, Another update on IBM's Aptiva direct sales decision. It's getting interesting day by day - IBM's Aptiva will still be sold at OfficeMax IBM is not going to sell its entire consumer desktop line exclusively on the Internet after all. Big Blue today said that customers will be able to buy Aptiva PCs at a handful of OfficeMax stores, as well as online. Yesterday, IBM announced that after January 1, consumers in North America will have to go to the ShopIBM Web site to get an Aptiva system. The computer maker also clarified its strategy for promoting its online sales, announcing a $20 million ad campaign. As reported yesterday, analysts said selling online would be a challenge to Big Blue because it spends so little to promote its Aptiva brand. ...More... news.cnet.com __________ Goutama