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Technology Stocks : COMS & the Ghost of USRX w/ other STUFF -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Moonray who wrote (13136)	2/26/1998 10:55:00 PM
From: drmorgan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22053

"You can't have more than two brand names co-existing. So 3Com will become the brand name and USR will become the product name," he said. Oh, and why is that? "It will be the same as with the Pilot. You can't find a US Robotics PalmPilot any more, you can only find a 3Com PalmPilot." Duh! She also confirmed that the company is gradually phasing out its Courier and Sportster brand names. 3Com will now market its consumer market products simply as Megahertz for PC Cards and US Robotics, for desktop modems. Huh? Hey Johnny I just picked up a 3Com US Robotics, oh yeah which model? Uh, it's a US Robotics. I don't get it.... If it ain't broke don't fix it