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To: Mark Woolfson who wrote (29269)	7/16/1998 12:26:00 AM
From: Harry Landsiedel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

Mark Woolfson. Re: CPQ. Thanx very much for your perspective. It is always different in the trenches. Thanx for the reality check. I noticed an ad for buying CPQ PC's direct from Compaq in today's WSJ. Also on TV tonite. Do you buy your PC's direct from CPQ? Would you? Have you ever bought Dell PC's? If not why not? Am curious how cpq's changes effect how you buy or are serviced. Thanx. HL

To: Mark Woolfson who wrote (29269)	7/16/1998 11:48:00 AM
From: ioioioi	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 97611

I agree services are more profitable and more needed in the industry currently. But the traditional services firms such as Cambridge Tech. Partners, EDS, Big Six firms, Cap Gemini and the local smaller boutique shops besides IBM and HP have better offerings and more people than Digital's services firm. Account control is key for services firms. Integrator Magazine predicts a 33% gain for services over the next 3 years. Digital owns only < 5% of the marketshare.