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To: Sam Citron who wrote (7711)	10/23/2003 5:24:15 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 25522

Sam, Thanks for clarifying that. When I was testing out the search engine today, I got good results from some searches, and poor ones from others. This is the most likely explanation. BTW, curious as to how you know they carry 2.5M titles. TIA Regards, Brian

To: Sam Citron who wrote (7711)	10/23/2003 5:28:36 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 25522

Microsoft CFO: PC Environment Improving Thursday October 23, 4:51 pm ET SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. (NasdaqNM:MSFT - News) is now expecting personal computer unit sales for its current fiscal year to post upper single-digit growth instead of its previous outlook for mid-single digit growth, Chief Financial Officer John Connors said on Thursday. "Our expectation is that PC demand and consumer demand is actually improving," Connors told Reuters. Chipmaker Intel Corp. (NasdaqNM:INTC - News) and PC maker Dell Inc. (NasdaqNM:DELL - News) have also given signs recently that demand for PCs, 90 percent of which run Microsoft's Windows operating system, are recovering.