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To: Fangorn who wrote (59751)	8/20/1998 12:17:00 PM
From: stock bull	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

Steven, <<Two words...Quality and Price. The clone makers have a price advantage over the indirect guys but that advantage is much smaller against Dell and will vanish when the buyer factors in reliability and service.>> I don't think the article said this. The article strongly implied that price, support, quality, etc. are in favor of the clone manufactures. Or, am I wrong. Can you repost the article? Stock Bull

To: Fangorn who wrote (59751)	8/20/1998 12:27:00 PM
From: WBC	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

As well, clones are usually assembled from a mixed supplier bag of components, usually the components that "graduated" in the bottom 60% of the class. Serious manufacturers, like Dell/Compaq/IBM/HP, with high spec sourcing standards usually gobble up the best components, leaving the leftovers to the clone manufacturers. Additionally, clone manufacturers have not invested in good QC or sufficient burn-in practices. Businesses, looking at the total cost of ownership, not just the acquisition cost, prefer the brand names like Dell, where the total cost of ownership is less. Consumers..they are another story. They usually only look at the cost of acquisition, until they get burned.