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Technology Stocks : Beyond.com (BYND) the NEW software.net.... -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Jon Tara who wrote (140)	3/5/1999 2:25:00 AM
From: StockMarketMaven	Respond to of 422

About BYND's survival... I think Beyond.com will able to survive despite competition from other computer etailers. Dell's Gigabuys is another big player in the market but keep in mind that Beyond.com ONLY specializes in software - this is an advantage for them b/c they can concentrate on purely software and not worry about selling low-margin PCs. Beyond.com's acquisition of BuyDirect.com is pretty huge. They are just starting to partner with computer manufacturers for post-sales software sales - just like at the Compaq partnership. Look for Beyond.com to announce future partnerships with computer hardware etailers who need a software shop to complement their offerings. DELL had the resources to open their own store in-house w/ Gigabuys but not many companies can do this. With the growing emergence of high speed access such as DSL and cable modems, downloading of software will become the norm - BYND fits right into this future. What does everyone else think? Agree or disagree? Long on Beyond. StockMarketMaven