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To: StanX Long who wrote (56847)	12/4/2001 3:28:35 AM
From: StanX Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

Go Apple Go. Stan Apple's Time to Grow Computer Maker Expanding In Downturn washingtonpost.com By Nicole C. Wong Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, December 4, 2001; Page E01 True to its contrarian style, Apple Computer Inc. in recent months has had an entirely different idea about how to weather the economic downturn that has prompted its competitors to retrench and hunker down. While Gateway Inc. is closing some of its namesake computer outlets, Apple is sticking to plans to launch 25 stores; the latest opened last weekend in Clarendon, its second in Northern Virginia. The chipmaker Intel Corp. may be getting out of the business of making PC cameras and digital music players, but Apple decided to do the opposite, releasing its first portable MP3 player. Analysts say the strategy can be risky at a time when home computers are increasingly regarded as commodities, and buyers have lost some of their enthusiasm for purchasing cutting-edge gadgets. But then, Apple has never been one to follow convention.