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To: brad greene who wrote (86996)	12/10/1999 1:11:00 PM
From: HG	Respond to of 164684

Brad, Thank You for the article. I think everyone on this thread understand the seasonality of the retail business and is prepared. I found this bit interesting though and would like to comment on it : "Some data, however, indicate that the number of new online shoppers is only growing by 5 percent to 15 percent. For example, e-business researcher BizRate.com says just 8 percent of holiday cybershoppers were first-time online buyers" AMZN - and all online retailers - are building habits of our new generation. IMO, the growth may be slow till a critical mass develops the habit. Its useless to try and predict when this may happen, but when my 10 year old cannot do a days homework without the PC, when she tells me the details (availability, price, location) of all kind of stuff she never knew about but now wants to buy - even for stuff which I want or should be buying - I know that even though Imay not be, but that she, and those of her generation, are true internet consumers. Then, notwithstanding our doubts about lofty valuations, we know that for her, and those of her generation - AMZN (and the technology) is a given. Working backwards we can only surmise that it must be happening now !!!!!! The only question is - which ones will survive....that's why everyone on this thread actively rearranges their portfolio several times a year....!!!!