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To: swisstrader who wrote (3495)	1/25/2000 6:28:00 AM
From: Yamakita	Respond to of 6020

Swiss, you can't buy Aibos new; they only made a few thousand, and those sold out, by preorder, in 15 minutes! Try Ebay.

To: swisstrader who wrote (3495)	1/25/2000 6:33:00 AM
From: Yamakita	Respond to of 6020

From February's J@pan Inc magazine (sub required): Softbank Empire-Building in Bid for Bank by Aaron Cohen Softbank moved to further expand its financial activities by bidding - in conjunction with a group of partners - for the temporarily nationalized Nippon Credit Bank on November 12. One group member, Ito-Yokado, which owns the 7-Eleven chain of convenience stores, pulled out of the deal and decided to instead apply for its own banking license and install ATMs in its outlets (see "7-Eleven Takes on Japan's Banks," -. These announcements point out the radical and ongoing change that will speed up the transformation of banking into e-banking. The last of the Greco-Roman revival columns is about to fall. The traditional "bank" is dead. Demotion is the work of the Web, and traditional bankers, if they even comprehend that their structures are falling on their heads, are restrained by the lingering effects of regulations, inherited arch-conservatism in management, and a huge overhead of largely redundant personnel, branches, and blotting paper. Softbank's self-driven change into an Internet company accelerated considerably in November. The month saw, in addition to establishment of an online automotive goods store, the announcement of a Net distributor of music, Nasdaq Europe, a joint venture with the Getty Images picture archive, and the Softbank Finance Corporation's Net-related leasing firm. The latter company, a joint venture with Orix, Fuji Bank, and Fuyo Lease, will specialize in leasing equipment to individuals and small- and medium-scale businesses starting online shops. Full article: japaninc.net

To: swisstrader who wrote (3495)	1/25/2000 7:44:00 PM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6020

The robot dogs are sold out in Hong Kong. All of two units allotted. One by a restaurant, for customers to play with. No parallel import available. I think the total production was only 2500 units.

To: swisstrader who wrote (3495)	2/24/2000 12:24:00 PM
From: edkaiser	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6020

Urgent OT to Swisstrader: AIBO dog by Sony can be purchased for $2500, but you have to order by end of day tomorrow . Go to the page below and click on "order" where it says they are taking an unlimited number of orders during the 10 days ending 2/25 for shipment in April or May. world.sony.com Still a bit pricey for me (since I never got around to being a softbanker like you). <vbg> It is a bit tempting, with today being my son's birthday, but no, just can't do it, myself.