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To: MHS who wrote (3232)	7/1/1998 10:22:00 AM
From: William F. Bentley	Respond to of 27311

>If I were a computer maker and I wanted a distinct advantage in selling in this crucial season, I would rapidly adopt this new battery into my design and get as many of the batteries as I could. >Anyone think I am wrong? Not nearly enough time for that! We are only a few months away from when the Christmas machines need to be shipped into the distribution channel. 1) Where's the volume production of batteries to support that? 2) Before any OEM commits a new product to a new battery technology, its going to undergo LOTS of testing, alpha and beta siting, etc. (Ask Compaq, who got burned early on with a major recall when they - and their customers - discovered the 'memory' effect in NiCd batteries.) Nice thought though - for next year. . .