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To: Robert Scott who wrote (168382)	1/12/2002 12:25:40 PM
From: Sig	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 176387

Nice curves. Should have more volatility tho. There is less response each time Mr Greenspan acts, and the acting must end soon. So the market will more respond to economic conditions which have began to improve. I think individual investors can live with the result If the market goes up overall, then we gain only some feeling of confidence, but make no gain in economic position unless our chosen stocks outperform the average. Especially since funds and brokers absorb perhaps 5% of those gains. Most of the blame for the bubble has been attributed to the tech stocks, a scapegoat for the all the bad that happened. Thats overdone. Some of the blame rests on old line companies who failed to buy and implement technical efficiencies (or stopped buying when the economy tanked). In the now fierce competitive environment, they will have to implement new efficiencies like B2B purchasing. Keep daily track of sales and inventories.Advertise and sell on-line which seems to a healthy business requiring bandwidth Add GPS and computers to cars<G> Technology is not dead. Events like the Olympics , and chasing down terrorists, will be using more technology, not less. In comparing Dell with a stock like Ford, the debt of Ford has risen from 8 times equity to 12 times equity. Is the company making money today? Or is it another Ene waiting to crash when cars sales decline and bonds get downgraded? Compare the readable Annual report of Dell to the indecipherable one of IBM Just to say that equities are risky, that Dell best "tells it like it is", makes known their aspirations and activities and is trusted world wide. Sig . . . .

To: Robert Scott who wrote (168382)	1/12/2002 7:18:32 PM
From: Ian Davidson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 176387

I bought a Dell system last January and it is a beautiful computer but I will never buy another. It has been more expensive to own compared to my other two computers by far. Dell prides themselves on the computer being cheaper to own than other brands but I find just the opposite. Everything you buy for the computer has to be ordered from Dell or it will not run properly or they will not honor the service contract. I bought new RAM from a 3rd party but Dell told me if I installed it they would not be liable for the warranty so I ordered it from them for three times the price. I went and bought a Windows home xp upgrade yesterday from Staples that is half a mile from my house but it will not work in my computer because it did not come from Dell. I have to order the upgrade from them and pay shipping charges. It is so annoying to have to order everything from them when things would be so much cheaper other wise. Just blowing off a little steam....thanks. Ian