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To: D. Swiss who wrote (154253)	2/24/2000 12:37:00 PM
From: calgal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

Hi Drew! Did you see this? Leigh Gateway to join hosting, service onslaught By Michael Kanellos Staff Writer, CNET News.com February 23, 2000, 5:20 p.m. PT Another day, another PC company announces broad ambitions to get into services. news.cnet.com Gateway's plans in many ways mirror services strategies already being touted by Dell Computer, Compaq Computer and Micron, as well as by traditional services companies such as Digex. Because of the torrid pace and high costs involved with keeping up with technology, small customers will likely migrate from buying computer products to paying for hardware, software and other services under subscription/lease contracts. Research firm International Data Corp. estimates the Web hosting market for small and medium-size businesses will reach $16 billion by 2004. While analysts and companies seem to agree on how the market will evolve, it remains an open question whether small business customers will gravitate toward PC manufacturers for these services or reach out to services companies.