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To: Windseye who wrote (19118)	3/3/1998 10:00:00 PM
From: Loki	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

Windseye... RE: "What's your take on the overall strategy" Aquisitions: CPQ has positioned itself for the future during a window of opportunity (now). "Total Global Solutions" - product/service exclusitivity. Price cutting: I don't completely understand the "desired" impact of this strategy. To lead with this strategy is usually employed by financially sound corporations who desire to weed out competitors who are not as strong. They intend to recover margins later. Service. It can also be employed by corporations using a product that is at the end of its life cycle thus not corrupting future pricing policies and margins of future product lines. This strategy usually throws the competitor into a weak position where they cannot resist the originator's rise to market leadership. Granted it is properly employed. See some of my other posts. Let me know what you think. Loki