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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (39495)	12/16/1998 12:21:00 AM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Mike, the "shortage" was in Compaq-Intel boxes. MicroCenter and Staples were jam-packed with other boxes. The Office Depot I went to last was in a funny location, new and off the beaten track, used to be a "Best's" (not the same as "Best Buy"). I expected it to be fairly well-packed (full of inventory). I also expected local CompUsa to be fairly well-packed, but I did not have to go so far. You know, this area is one of the most affluent in the world. So, I don't think it is a good reflector of anything, other than the trickle-down effect from the Beltway bandits. On the other hand, Houston is about the exact opposite. Houston is incredibly affluent, when the stars are right, don't get me wrong. But, it is sorely dependent on the oil patch, etc.

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (39495)	12/16/1998 9:12:00 AM
From: KENNETH R SANDERS	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

MB>>>>>>>>Coby, I was just wondering if the shortage you were seeing was due to seeking out a particular brand and model, <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< COMMODORE?<G>Boy you are getting soft when I have to supply you with your normal retorts

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (39495)	12/16/1998 9:21:00 AM
From: Mary Cluney	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

Michael, >>>if it was a general condition <<< FYI from Deloitte Consulting PC-Cite Report. biz.yahoo.com Hihglights: >>>''It also helps that the Asian flu appears to be a case of the sniffles for the PC industry. In fact, growth projections for 1999 PC shipments in the Asian market indicate that it will pass up the European market,''<<< >>>''To put that into perspective, Europe is expected to surpass the U.S. as the fastest-growing PC market in 1998, so the projections for an even larger Asian market indicate additional optimism for the U.S. PC industry.'' (IDC's report dated 10/29/98 estimates 1999 growth of 17 percent for the Asia Pacific market, excluding Japan.)<<< >>>PC-CITE, a quarterly report from Deloitte Consulting, tracks the PC industry based on financial data from PC manufacturers, component and peripheral suppliers, distributors and retailers, as well as stock market indications (or indicators) of investor expectations. <<< PS: This is not in your face stuff. I'm not too excited by report, either. Does sound like bias for optimism. OTOH, unless these people are completely batty, why would they allocate resources to do research and produce a report that is completely bogus? I really don't understand it. Regards, Mary