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To: Sam who wrote (8634)	8/31/2000 8:43:09 AM
From: Yogi - Paul	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9256

Sam, Dell and storage: update2.wsj.com EMC's comments: <<An EMC executive says Dell has little to offer in data storage. "The only storage associated with Dell is onesy [simple] disks in PCs," says Ken Steinhardt, EMC's director of North American marketing. Data storage is rapidly becoming more software-intensive, an area where Dell has no experience, he says.>> My bolding Interesting-- <<Worries about desktop PC growth are misplaced, Mr. Dell argues, because corporations are shifting to notebook PCs, a business where Dell has recently grabbed the lead.>> Anyone have numbers for relative growth rates on desktops vs notebooks.... I know our household has mutated into a 3 notebook family (2 people-- conspicuous consumption <g>) from a 2 desktop family. Interesting reading posted at Yahoo Mxtr thread: messages.yahoo.com Regards, Paul