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To: Pravin Kamdar who wrote (17536)	9/2/1998 11:29:00 AM
From: Richard Habib	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213176

Pravin, second your observations on Asia. The average working people work like dogs and don't have a lot of disposable income to spend on computers. The idea that the average person living in Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Thailand and Korea live as well as Americans is ludicrous and the idea of them having access to cable is really laughable. The other thing to note is Asia is mired in a recession/depression which will not end soon. If Phillip is looking out a decade or so I agree, shorter term than that growth in Asia is debatable. I do think there is a lot of pent up demand for products including computers and that they are deemed by the average working person as something they believe they should have when they can afford it unlike working class Americans who still don't seem to see the need. Of course I guess we are all aware of the extent of Singapore's wiredness and Malaysia Cyber Corridor will have an impact although I believe the project has come to near a standstill. (Don't have reliable info on that last). Rich

To: Pravin Kamdar who wrote (17536)	9/2/1998 12:37:00 PM
From: BillHoo	Respond to of 213176

<<these people were very wealthy. The vast majority of people do not live this way.>> And why would they be able to spend hard-earned yen on an iMac? I've been to Japan and Korea. Korea was interesting, coal-burning heat and thatch-walled huts, dirt roads everywhere. Funny to see businessmen wearing suits standing next to pigs and goats at the bus stop with dust billowing from passing trucks on the dirt road. Electricity in the town square. I can imagine the lone iMac located at the town-hall where people gather around it's little screen. Japan where a Quarter-Pounder with cheese cost me $10.95 American in 1987. How much is that imported iMac? I have friends travelling in Indonesia. I hear from them once a month when they get near a major city that has a hotel where they can login to a computer. Huge potential, but not when you can't buy rice and bitter greens to feed your family. -Bill_H