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To: Sam Scrutchins who wrote (21807)	1/5/1999 2:36:00 PM
From: David Lee	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 213173

Sam -- Do you know if i can here the CNBC bit online? Thanks, David

To: Sam Scrutchins who wrote (21807)	1/5/1999 2:49:00 PM
From: Andrew Danielson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213173

Anything missing? Lots of wonderful news coming out today. Was there anything missing, however? Well, the new iMac color/speed bump/larger hard drive seems to replace the earlier rumor of releasing a revised iMac at $1,299 while dropping the current to $999. In a way, I like this plan better. The $999's would have very low margins, and let's face it--the people buying iMacs are not the same ones choosing $500 PC's out there. The new $1,199 is right at the average selling price for all PC's, and avoiding a two-tier iMac system is best if it's feasible. Apple's policy should be to avoid both overpricing AND underpricing their machines. A pricing war is a game AAPL would lose badly. The only iMac disappointments? I would have loved to see 64 mb RAM standard on the iMac. 32 is really kinda paltry with today's games and other apps. 266 is also not exactly a major speed-bump. Putting the big 3 in front of the mhz speed would've done a lot psychologically for those who are concerned about public perception of the iMac's speed. Finally, I was looking for maybe having the RAGE 128 chip included in the iMac. Maybe in the future. . . Andrew