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To: Ibexx who wrote (59267)	8/18/1998 8:26:00 PM
From: LWolf	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 176387

Ibexx.... DELL's business model is NOT that easy to implement... companies have been seeking this for years... it's been an academic concept... that DELL has made happen. Most companies dream of being where DELL is. What you probably can attribute to their success; is not only their business model... but also TOP management. DELL and CSCO are probably the best run companies in the US today. Laura

To: Ibexx who wrote (59267)	8/18/1998 9:46:00 PM
From: Tweaker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 176387

>>The model is not proprietary--meaning competitors could come in (and they have) with a relatively low entry barrier.<< Do we have to go though all the reasons that this cannot be done again? In addition to what Laura and Michelle said: Competitors would have to DROP THEIR CHANNEL. This would be a very expensive move until the company could establish itself as a BTO/JIT company (if it ever could). Dell has too far of a head start. It reminds me of a joke. A kid comes up to a Disk Jockey and says, "When I grow up I want to be a DJ just like you." The DJ replys, "You can't have both." You can't have both the Dell model and still sell through retail channel too. To drop the retail channel this late in the game would kill the company. The only one who could copy Dell would be a new guy on the block and then what Michelle said would still apply. Regards, Phil