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To: Bill Harmond who wrote (14772)	8/27/1998 11:45:00 AM
From: Mark Fowler	Respond to of 164684

Haven't sold anything. Between yesterday and today I've used about 1/3 of my loss tolerance, but I'm not leveraged. << Seems like we're right on the edge now William. Markets are retesting their support levels hope their is strengh in the market to hold there. Not doing to bad though and haven't sold anything myself.

To: Bill Harmond who wrote (14772)	8/27/1998 11:50:00 AM
From: H James Morris	Respond to of 164684

William<The result: $240,000 in sales per employee, vs. $100,000 at Barnes & Noble. ''Amazon isn't about technology; it's about changing the business model,'' says venture capitalist Ann Winblad of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners in San Francisco. Indeed, the Net's unique economics may well allow a host of upstarts to commandeer wide stretches of their industries. Winblad's partner J. William Gurley calls them vortex companies: Once a site gathers a mass of buyers by offering useful product information, in swirl sellers, whose products draw more buyers in a fast-moving cycle that leaves rivals high and dry. Presto: One dominant player emerges. Sound familiar? Think Microsoft (MSFT). Suddenly, it's software economics all over again, but in every industry. The leaders see increasing, not diminishing, returns as they expand.> It appears that you have company. The writer of the above and you. Amazon.com the next MicroSoft?? In my wildest dreams!! Oh, thats what Morgan Stanely has been telling their gullible investors for some time now. Bezos and Amzn, the next Gates and MicroSoft!! Don't trust me on that one.