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To: David E. Taylor who wrote (32423)	3/5/1998 2:23:00 PM
From: Fangorn	Respond to of 176387

David, The difference is Dell wants you to order something so they can build it with the latest features. Compaq wants to unload what it has already built, often with older components.

To: David E. Taylor who wrote (32423)	3/5/1998 2:29:00 PM
From: Chuzzlewit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

David, there is quite a bit of difference. When the channel is "stuffed" you know that there are either inventory problems or the the manufacturer is attempting to book bogus sales. Unstuffing the channel will require companies like Compaq to drastically reduce prices, because being stuck with dead inventory in this business is the kiss of death. It's like having a warehouse full of last year's top CD. But Dell really builds to order and as a result of very efficient inventory handling, it has virtually no inventory to speak of. So what Dell is doing is more properly called advertising. Regards, Paul