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To: saber hormi who wrote (1974)	3/5/1998 1:20:00 PM
From: LoLoLoLita	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 164684

>>I understand the logic behind cheap computers boosting the >>use for the Internet for YHOO and AOL, but for AMZN I just >>don't buy it for the sole reason that AMZN is a retail store. Oh, but don't you realize that if computers are cheap enough, then people won't want to drive to a Borders or Bertelsman bookstore: they'll prefer to stay home and do all their buying on-line? And AMZN will have a web site that will let you browse through ALL their books (text AND graphics!) using some magical new approach that won't violate the copyright laws, so that you can have the full bookstore experience sitting at your computer in the safety and security of your home. Not to mention that they don't need to carry an inventory. And, OF COURSE, they will have a "lowest price and a book you like, or double your money back" guarantee. Hey, maybe I should be shorting C, F, GM, and the oils, 'cause nobody's gonna be driving cars anymore. David