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To: rudedog who wrote (148242)	12/1/1999 3:40:00 PM
From: gnuman	Respond to of 176387

WebPC Web site. Seem's like the target market and the web-site are out of sync. If the WebPC is designed for newbees that want to get on the web, why such a high tech web site? And assuming a newbee goes there, I defy him to find spec's and pricing for the three models. Maybe it's because I have flash, anyone see it in HTML? webpc.com I wonder if Dell really means this as the entrance point? And if he downloads flash, wonder how long it will take to figure out where to point and click? <g> Seem's to me if you're going to sell to newcomers you need to do it in a different media.

To: rudedog who wrote (148242)	12/1/1999 4:10:00 PM
From: Fangorn	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 176387

Rudedog, I never said anything about comparing the two systems, I only called John K on the INVALID comparison between the cost to upgrade a Dimension and add to a webpc. Instead of admitting that particular example was invalid John chose to argue about the whole system. Personally I will never consider a webpc until they drop the printer and internet which I will not use. The printer is worth at best $150 and the internet service is worth no more than the $180 I pay now for a year of unlimited access, Dell's is only 50 hours a month, I do that every week at SI alone (only a slight exaggeration ggggg). $999-(150+180)=$669. $669 is still more than I will pay for such a system.