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To: Meathead who wrote (39890)	5/1/1998 2:30:00 PM
From: Chuzzlewit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

Good morning Meathead, As I recall, some of the issues discussed in the recent HBR article covered this. Michael Dell talked about partnering with companies like Kodak so that they could load their software onto the appropriate machines in the factory which significantly reduces installation costs at virtually no additional cost to the customer. There were other examples as well, but that one really struck me. TTFN, CTC

To: Meathead who wrote (39890)	5/1/1998 4:06:00 PM
From: Matt Kaarlela	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

Meathead, pardon the intrusion from a compac stock guy who just reads this thread to see what the "enemy" is doing. Your discussion of TCO and joking about nobody just looking at purchase price: that is exactly what I did. I work for a small co that has no in-house computer guy so I set up their network/nternet and do computer purchasing. I don't have time or experience for elaborate TCO. I look for reliable low cost systems. I've tried the no name generics and been very disappointed but guess what-Compacs are great! Sure they occasionally break just like any machine but compac has great customer service and is cheaper than dell. Before you throw stones, remember you guys have made a killing while us compac holders get nothing but crumbs.