Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Fred Fahmy who wrote (53603)	3/29/1999 7:49:00 PM
From: gnuman	Respond to of 1584759

Fred, re: <"Who's going to buy a car or furniture without sitting in it?"> The analysts quote, not mine. Many people will go to store X to check out product Y, but then go mail order or internet to place the actual order. Kind of what I said. ;-) Still trying to figure out the breakdown of Servers. From what I've pieced together it seems like by far the largest and fastest growing segment for servers are those under $6000. Pulled this URL from the MB thread. Appropo to this discussion. www10.nytimes.com Gene

To: Fred Fahmy who wrote (53603)	3/29/1999 8:08:00 PM
From: flopwedge	Respond to of 1584759

Fred..The perishables won't lag long...They have ways of shipping steaks and fresh salmon cross country...produce will be the same.I don't think people can believe how big this is going to get...we went to europe last year, all the trip was planned and bought over the net..with few exceptions, most off our new travel clothes came over the net....the only things that didn't I think, were the things they were out of......I did have to have the pants fitted at my cleaners....then found out if I had given them my inseam, the store on the net would have done.it.....Hell, I may SELL my cars..have no where to go.....still trying to get haircut on net...tough one that.... regards flop