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To: Jim Patterson who wrote (37735)	4/14/1998 11:16:00 AM
From: Sig	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 176387

Jim: My reading on the new products goes like this: 1. There is some resemblance to planned obsolescence in the computer field 2. I have no problem with that as the old equipment works just fine for me, and it is very nice to look forward to DVD, voice and movies on monitors etc. It also keeps people working in the industry as equipment designers, integrators.(something new as an excuse to buy, as womens hem lines might change or as people will buy 4 wheel drive vehicles at extra cost even if seldom needed) 3. Msft, INTC, Dell ( and other computer makers) work very closely in bringing new products to market. In this case(Chrome) will require a new high speed chip to run properly, although it may possibly run with lesser performance on a slower computer. If you can convince the public of this, then that is a winning concept for sales for newer faster computers. 4. Chrome may not be all that 'big a deal' for Dell, as their main target is mainly corporations and small businesses, but they will certainly use it for their new push into the consumer markets. 5. I think Dell will not be talking about the "under $1000" products even if they already have some or build them in the future. That is an advertizing sales concept or gimmick for the public consumer. Some of those come with monitors or without, with printers or without, with installed programs or without until it is hard to know what the term means. And Dell is not into deceiving people who buy their products. This is not directed at your postings, just some ideas on what may be going on in the industry............. Sig