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To: Tony B who wrote (29540)7/20/1998 7:02:00 AM
From: rupert1  Respond to of 97611
 
Thread: Brief comment in BARRONS:

"Compaq Computer
Long feared as a profit-killer, the company says its cheapest computer, priced at $899, is now its most profitable consumer PC due to rising sales and a steep drop in costs. However, the consumer unit generates less than 20% of revenues."

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Victor




To: Tony B who wrote (29540)7/20/1998 12:35:00 PM
From: rudedog  Respond to of 97611
 
Tony -
CPQ policy is to have spares in the field before the product ships to avoid just this problem. Sometimes they get caught short though.


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