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To: rupert1 who wrote (36805)11/18/1998 10:03:00 AM
From: rudedog  Respond to of 97611
 
I am more and more amazed at the position MSD is developing. For example -
Dell tried years ago and found seriously wanting, said Michael Dell
What he means is that Dell has never been able to achieve any retail sales, so by default almost all of their sales are direct. Just because Dell could not figure out how to support retail sales while selling direct doesn't mean it can't be done.