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To: Dealer who wrote (6601)	10/9/2000 1:00:44 AM
From: abstract	Respond to of 65232

Signs of Market Saturation in PC World an excerpt from the New York Times (complete article: nytimes.com Oct. 8 — The personal computer industry, whose double-digit growth helped propel technology stocks for years, finally faces stiff competition — from personal computers. Lately, it has become increasingly hard to sell consumers and corporations new computers because so many consumers and businesses already own them. Some analysts see signs of market saturation that could portend the end of the glory days for PC makers and their suppliers. In recent weeks Intel, Apple and Dell have seen their stocks tumble after warning that demand for computers is lighter than anticipated. The tepid forecasts have dampened investor expectations for the coming quarterly financial reports from those companies and others in the PC food chain.