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To: dbblg who wrote (91802)	1/21/2000 4:32:00 PM
From: Bill Harmond	Respond to of 164684

Ho, HJ only owns buildings in places with rent control. :)

To: dbblg who wrote (91802)	1/21/2000 5:24:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 164684

??sorry, missed that...(I live in Studio City, CA, now; HJM owns an apt. building or something here, right?) Shows what I know. I thought Target really targeted the Midwest the most. That was the only reason I made that comment. I agree with a lot of your criticisms of Bezos, et al, though I think you are a bit off-base when you fault them for changing their business plan. Once it became clear that more cheap capital was available than any rational person would have predicted, building out an infrastructure which would offer a stiff barrier to entry became a shrewd gamble. The valuation doesn't reflect the fact that it is a gamble, however; that's why I'm not tempted to go long here. I do not see barriers to entry in that the current brick and mortar firms have no problem here. Yes I agree about the startup .coms.