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To: Phillip C. Lee who wrote (9183)	3/7/1998 3:14:00 PM
From: J R KARY	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213173

Phil your model for AAPL's G3 reduced mfg. costs has support Your cost reduction estimate : " It's believed that some of cuts were due to the reduced costs of G3's chips, disk, and memory, let's say 7%. ". Yesterday's $1,999 G3 PowerBook news added engineering efficiencies : " The G3/233 signals Apple's continued effort to cut manufacturing costs by simplifying its product lines. Like the Power Mac G3 desktop systems, these notebooks will use a simplified, customizable circuit board design for a number of new notebook designs, a technique which streamlines manufacturing." Plus CFO Anderson , in AAPL's latest (10Q) EDGAR , stated reduced S, G & A costs would affect 2Q's results . Early signs of a coming AAPL Blossom Spring ! Jim K.