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Non-Tech : CompUSA (CPU) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Richard Makowiec who wrote (1571)	3/9/1999 10:56:00 PM
From: rhet0ric	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3187

Dell is the only likely buyer(box maker anyway). Dell will never buy CompUSA. The whole point of Dell is that it's not brick-and-mortar. If Dell bought CompUSA its stock would drop like a ... like CPU just did. Maybe one of the regional chains like MicroCenter or Fry's could buy CompUSA. At least they would run it well. rhet0ric

To: Richard Makowiec who wrote (1571)	3/11/1999 12:15:00 AM
From: James Yu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3187

DELL never buys CPU, if you know a little background of Machael Dell. Machael Dell said, "The business of trying to be indirect and direct at the same time, I don't think it works. We had quite a bit of experience with this about seven or eight years ago, in trying to do both at the same time." "NEC tried that, and they lost more revenue on the indirect side than they gained on the direct side, by like 10 times." Our HALPIN never takes the lesson of other successful persons' experience and takes our investors' money to gamble indirect and direct sale at the same time. He doesn't have far-sight to lead CPU and I strong suggest: 1. HALPIN resigns immediately. 2. Spinoff CPU immediately. 3. Find buyers to take-over CPU. Best wishes James