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To: H James Morris who wrote (107557)	8/25/2000 9:56:13 PM
From: PAL	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Wonder if Jeff Bezos is aware of this: Automakers have been battling independent, third-party auto sites, which are being used by a growing number of car buyers. GM's initiative is aimed at replacing Web sites that provide lead referrals to subscribing dealers. GM and Ford have also sent letters to dealers warning them not to sell cars to online brokers--such as CarsDirect.com Inc., which resells the cars directly to consumers--or the dealers will risk penalties. "Third-party services were great in the beginning, and we use four today. But if the proposed site is successful, we won't need them anymore," says Sam Slaughter, VP of Bob Sellers Pontiac-GMC in Farmington Hills, Mich., a member of GM's E-council. "In trying to work with GM to maintain customer relationships and with marketing efforts, the last thing we want in the way is third parties." informationweek.com

To: H James Morris who wrote (107557)	8/25/2000 10:44:35 PM
From: Randy Ellingson	Respond to of 164684

I saw that HJ (and was expecting you to post it to me -- thanks :-). Hey, I have a question for you and others. If I will be traveling within the countries of Netherlands, Germany, Ireland, and England and want to be able to call both within those countries and from one to another, what's the best (combination of acceptable service and competitive rates) way to go about it? The big phone companies charge a bundle for their global calling cards. One person told me to buy a card when I get to those countries, but I'm not even certain I'll need to make calls from each country etc. Any good options? Randy