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To: J R KARY who wrote (23209)2/18/1999 6:33:00 AM
From: soup  Respond to of 213173
 
Apple's Online Store Opens its E-Doors in Japan.

>''Our online store will complement Apple Japan's other sales channels and give our customers the option to order products over the Internet from the convenience of their home or office,'' said Eikoh Harada, president, Apple Japan. ''With iMac already a best-seller in Japan, we think The Apple Store will quickly become one of the most popular e-commerce sites in the country.''<

biz.yahoo.com

Given the difficulties AAPL's had putting together a decent distribution network in Japan (What US company hasn't?), I would not underestimate the importance of this.



To: J R KARY who wrote (23209)2/18/1999 9:11:00 AM
From: Matt Peterson  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 213173
 
Those 64-bit IBM chips are POWER3's. They are not compatible with the PowerPC instruction set.