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To: gnuman who wrote (53632)	3/27/1999 12:00:00 PM
From: Bill F.	Respond to of 132070

i think most projections at this point are almost useless.pie in the sky hype for promoting stocks.not only is security a problem(although a solveable one imo) it is still unclear to me how anyone makes any real money on ecommerce.business cost savings -yes.vendors making money we will have to see.

To: gnuman who wrote (53632)	3/27/1999 5:33:00 PM
From: Knighty Tin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Gene, I think it is very simple. IBM and Intel have something to sell to that market, so it would behoove them to see it grow like a weed. They don't necessarily need reality to conform to their vision to make predictions. <g> I think internet commerce is here to stay and will be as big as catalogue sales. In other words, not that huge. Some things lend themselves to internet selling; most don't. You can buy a car on the net, but who doesn't want to see his or her car before buying? Ditto for furniture. Who would buy a chair they haven't sat in? MB