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To: Chuzzlewit who wrote (55277)	7/30/1998 1:17:00 PM
From: mrknowitall	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 176387

Chuz - nice to see you on this thread - your insights are welcome! Dell mix with another computer company? IMO - trying to run them parallel as you suggest drastically reduces the potential benefits of redundancy elimination - particularly in high-cost areas such as engineering and new-product development. I see Dell as an unlikely partner for anyone unless they stumble. Unlike some of the companies we both follow, Dell makes money for itself as well as its stockholders without the acquisition accounting or software revenue realization gamesmanship. Mr. K.

To: Chuzzlewit who wrote (55277)	7/30/1998 1:20:00 PM
From: Mohan Marette	Respond to of 176387

Paul: Understood,thanks. Have you seen this press release? Company Press Release Rapid Growth Continues as Dell Home Systems Widens Appeal Consumer Business Unit Targets Back-to-School ROUND ROCK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 30, 1998-- Dell consumer sales have grown rapidly in the past year and now the company is stepping up its efforts to reach the growing parent and student market. ...The ads are part of a comprehensive marketing program to help Dell harvest a growing share of sales to families who are equipping their school-aged children with computers. This summer, Dell is offering Intel(R) Pentium(R) II processor-based notebook PCs for under $2,000. Dell also is: Mailing school-themed product and accessory catalogs to a broad number of home customers nationwide. ''Our first year in the home PC market reinforced that consumers value the benefits of buying directly from Dell to get great prices, leading-edge technology, award-winning products and top flight technical support and customer service. As a result, Dell is extending its marketing effort to a broader group of consumers,'' said David Hood, vice president and general manager of Dell Home Systems. Hood, formerly General Manager of AT&T's WorldNet Service, joined Dell last summer to lead the new Dell Home Systems unit. Dell's consumer business is not the only part of the company that is growing rapidly: Separate from Dell Home Systems, Dell's Education segment achieved year-on-year growth of 80 percent during the 1997-98 school year. biz.yahoo.com