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To: edamo who wrote (118764)	4/19/1999 2:22:00 PM
From: stock bull	Respond to of 176387

Edamo, let me respond to the following: re:<< ...in essence, anything that is bought and sold can be deemed by definition a "commodity"....but if the buyer has freedom of choice to customize his purchase than it's not a "pure commodity"...to me commodity is that which if you close your eyes, all producers offering look, feel, smell, and perform the "exact" same function and purpose....if you apply the same logic to white boxes..than aren't mainframes and servers also commodities?...>> I think we are trying to hard to put constraints on the term commodity. Mainframes and serves, IMO, could be considered as commodities. However, each in their own classification. That is, I won't lump mainframes in with servers. re:<<...intel has a proprietary product and patent protection in p3....if you want p3, can only get from intc...so is it considered a commodity???..>> If you could go to AMD, as an example, and buy a K-xxx processor, with the same performance characteristics as the p3, than I would say the p3 is a commodity. If the p3, stands alone in the market place, than I would say its not a commodity. JMO Stock Bull PS: What happened to the rally???