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To: kcgiant who wrote (473)	6/29/1998 5:38:00 PM
From: M. Frank Greiffenstein	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2752

Yet another guy who doesn't get it... Thanks for the link, kc. But I am starting to wonder about some of these technical writers like this Gaskins guy in Red Herring. The article was OK, but there were a few whoppers in there. For example, DR's commerce server was called "too costly." Huh??? That's a strange thing to say, because DR doesn't charge a dime. At least not so far. It charges a percentage of sales. Second, costly relative to what standard? Does Chernitz mean the % that DR takes? He certainly can't mean the costs of starting a software ocmpany with marketing, producting, packaging, warehousing, etc. DR is CHEAP for a small software company that wants quick sales without having to hassle with a buyer at Best Buy. Another whopper is that Chernitz makes the "low barriers to entry" argument. Basically, anybody with servers can set up the same business. Wrong again. DR offers a SEAMLESS system. That takes program writing. He does however make a good point about competition. There will be plenty, and MSFT will get a big chunk. But DR has a head start, and I think avoiding opening up its own storefront is a plus. AMZN doesn't print the damn books, I fail to see how DR's business model is any different. DocStone