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To: DAN KACKLEY who wrote (2516)	2/18/1998 4:22:00 PM
From: J R KARY	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 8218

IBM to sell PCs on the WEB - goodbye Radio Shack Some feel Ole Blue "ain't got the smarts" to make it work : www5.zdnet.com " The decision to sell computers over the Internet is a belated recognition of the shift in consumer buying patterns. E-commerce is a favorite theme sounded by Chairman Lou Gerstner, but IBM has resisted taking this step for fear it might alienate the company's resellers. " " However, under the proposed plan, resellers will ship the products to customers in a move designed to undercut any possibly opposition from its distribution channel . " Having resellers assemble and ship, smart , very smart . Jim K.