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To: Ibexx who wrote (78270)	4/9/1999 5:30:00 PM
From: silInv	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Ibexx, OT Do you still have your CPQ leaps? What do you plan to do with it? silInv

To: Ibexx who wrote (78270)	4/9/1999 5:35:00 PM
From: Process Boy	Respond to of 186894

Ibexx, et al, I wonder if Dell can do better with the "Value Market" I just find it ironic that CPQ seems to perennially have to pre-announce and they seem to blame, at least in part, the Sub-$1000 space, a market that they had a HUGE role in creating. I refer again to the article I posted earlier about Dell's upcoming plans with Celeron. Anyone have any thoughts if Dell will do better at making money in the Value PC space? news.com <snip from cnet article > Dell's strategy is tied closely to Intel's newfound zeal for the sub-$1,000 sector and a mending of the chip giant's ways, according to sources familiar with Dell's upcoming strategy. Intel initially bungled its low-cost Celeron strategy by taking a Pentium II chip and essentially crippling it. But it has now revamped the Celeron and the chip is more advanced in some ways than its more expensive Pentium II cousin, giving Dell an opportunity to sell relatively powerful PCs at low cost. Dell is the last major PC vendor to use Intel chips exclusively across all of its PC lines. Celeron a key player "Intel is now very serious about Celeron. It was tainted before but they fixed it," said a source familiar with Dell's plans. "[Dell] finally has a platform for this segment. Before it was just a matter of throwing out old inventory," the source said. Indeed, Intel is quickly revving up the speed of the Celeron to make it as attractive as possible to PC makers in the sub-$1,000 market. The Celeron will get a further shot in the arm when Intel debuts technology that combines part of the chip set with a graphics processor. This is expected to allow PC makers to lower costs even more. "[Dell admits] that there is a new center of gravity forming," said the source, referring to the growing size of the sub-$1,000 segment. <snip> PB