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To: Paul Engel who wrote (45532)	1/12/1999 12:34:00 AM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572139

Katmai's priced but not yet in stock. necxdirect.necx.com

To: Paul Engel who wrote (45532)	1/12/1999 10:40:00 AM
From: Ali Chen	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572139

Pal, <national TV ads and newspaper ads - ALWAYS featuring the Intel-based PCs ! That's what brings in the customers !> I think you got all backwards, as usual:) First, excessive advertising may be a sign of inventory build-up for Intel CPUs. Second, the real scenario looks more like this: Yes, those ads bring in customers, but "in where"? Right, into a local "Best-Buy-Fry". What happen then? They see $799 and $999 price tags on equally equipped and EQUALLY performing brand-name machines, bundled with a brand-name printer and ready-to-go monitor... compare with $1,499 and $2,799... you know the result! Last time I checked, AMD retail share is still increasing, not decreasing. Thanks to those Intel-paid ads I guess.