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To: Brian Lempel who wrote (4845)	11/21/1997 6:32:00 PM
From: AreWeThereYet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 8002

Brian, when did you have your birthday? Last month you are 16 and now you are 15 :o) aC

To: Brian Lempel who wrote (4845)	11/21/1997 9:15:00 PM
From: wolfdog2	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 8002

Brian, dropping disk drive prices are only an advantage if you don't have a ton of the older pricey ones on hand. Dell may have their inventories under control. Muei didn't; GTW may not as well. Recently (meaning during prior reporting periods) GTW had been letting its inventories build. I f that's been happening lately, they are probably in trouble not only with drives but also cpu's.. I'm wondering if one of the reasons that GTW hasn't dropped their prices is because of an inventory problem. On Wall Street Week tonight, the CEO of CPQ said their market share in the under $1000 dollar segment is approaching 50%. Also that most of the new customers are first time buyers. (He might have said many, but I think it was most.) IMHO, GTW has blown a significant opportunity. They probably missed not only the original sale, but the upgrade as well.