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To: Ali Chen who wrote (40968)	11/23/1997 4:31:00 PM
From: Mary Cluney	Respond to of 186894

Ali, >>>People do not buy from Sanders. They buy from HP, IBM, Compaq, DEC, they buy systems AND, more impotrantly, SERVICE/SUPPORT from these reputable companies. They even may not want to care what is inside if this is really cost effective.<<< You are right of course - companies care about being cost effective and they care about buying from reputable companies. But, that is the whole point about Sanders. Is he a reputable person? Can a person of his character manage a truly reputable company and deliver on promises? If he takes money from his company even as they are losing money - and if he is manipulating his options for his personal benefit - and if he can't produce enough on time and cost effectively - will reputable people like Michael Dell and others buy from him? Can people trust him if he or his product is inside? For some businesses and most reputable people - a good reputation counts quite a bit. Mary

To: Ali Chen who wrote (40968)	11/23/1997 11:18:00 PM
From: Harrison Hickman	Respond to of 186894

You might be interested in the following as it relates to your investment in AMD: "Nonperformance Pay: AMD's Jerry Sanders shows how, protestations aside, CEOs do well even if their stockholders do not." slate.com Harrison Hickman

To: Ali Chen who wrote (40968)	11/24/1997 11:15:00 PM
From: DownSouth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

>they buy systems AND, more impotrantly, SERVICE/SUPPORT from these reputable companies Beg to differ. What they are buying from reputable companies is quality. Service and support have become less important. You need very little service and support if you buy a product that has been carefully designed, manufactured and packaged. Service and support needs began dwindling rapidly as technology appliances have become commodity items with lives of less than 2 years. The stuff is so cheap, it is less expensive to replace it when it breaks, rather than repair it. (IMHO, of course)