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To: T-Lo Greens who wrote (36632)	1/25/1999 8:46:00 PM
From: C. K. Humphries	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 164684

You obviously failed Manners 101. Internet retailing is about mail-order. Who says you are right after AMZN has lost 80+ points in how many days? You deny that there has been a well orchestrated hype factory from Amazon? These alliances are minor and cannot give credence to the current valuation. Those who do not learn from history are bound to repeat it? Your comparison of Apple and IBM as history is not valid. You are talking about 2 companies with 2 unique products. AMZN is a website with a search engine. What does AMZN offer that guarantees return to the to buy the next book?

To: T-Lo Greens who wrote (36632)	1/26/1999 1:56:00 AM
From: The Freshmaker	Respond to of 164684

>>>Why do you think IBM won out over AAPL? IBM freely licensed their product, where as AAPL maintained tight controls. Guess who has the most market share now? >>>> Prpobably oe of the worst comparisons I have ever seen. AMZN DOES NOT MAKE ANY MONEY....AND WILL NOT FOR THE FORSEEABLE FUTURE. Now ask yourself what does FORSEEABLE mean? At the companies current cash burn rate this baby is bankrupt by year end, and that is not counting in future costly expansions and price decreases. This must mean either more shares (which=BAD FOR CURRENT SHAREHOLDERS) or more DEBT (which=NIGHTMARE) This company already owes the notes it has issued in 2003 I believe (I could be wrong) which means if money does not start to come in........CHAPTER 11. AMZN is no tulip, no MSFT, and no BRE-X. It has transformed the way we do business in its own simple way but it will be SQUASHED by companies with DEEP POCKETS to spend on the Internet. Example....Remember all of those ISP's when it became the Fad, Netcom etc.......only those companies who MADE MONEY IN THE BEGINNING SURVIVED. The rest.....under $10 a share. Thank you Jeff Bezos for the wake up call.....and I'll see you at $10 a share.