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Technology Stocks : Applied Materials No-Politics Thread (AMAT) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Big Bucks who wrote (16656)	11/23/2005 9:11:12 PM
From: robert b furman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25522

Hi BB, It is pretty well established that if you do business with a company over a period of time - you would have to blow the relationship (not stand behind it,poor quality,or miss a scheduled new product date). The power of encumbantcy does exist and it is strong. Keep in mind that after the new machine is installed ,accepted - the service relationship of durability,maintenance and reliability is ongoing and huge. Those relationships and reliabilities of a known work force are like money in the bank. I suspect that the initial price would'nt be the big consideration.The machines reliability is of equal importance to the initial capability. JMHO Bob