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To: edamo who wrote (57697)	4/27/1999 7:02:00 PM
From: Mama Bear	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

edamo, would you disagree if I were to call TV's a commodity? Beef is another example that refutes your argument. All sorts of different companies out there that attempt to add value to the commodity, but a commodity nonetheless. I believe you're being too narrow in your definition of a commodity. Barb

To: edamo who wrote (57697)	4/27/1999 8:42:00 PM
From: Knighty Tin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Edamo, You miss the point. I have said "becoming" a commodity, not are a commodity. Yes, color matters to a very small % of buyers. Yes, a brand name matters to another small %. But the mainstream ask "what does it cost?" And that is the direction of commoditization. And it becomes more so every quarter. The entire "Intel Inside" scam was designed to make PCs a commodity around an Intel chip, with Intel maintaing the brand name. It didn't work 100% and even less so last year, but there are a heck of a lot of boxes that say Intel Inside on them. You are trumped. <g>

To: edamo who wrote (57697)	4/27/1999 9:06:00 PM
From: Skeeter Bug	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

>>then why does color make a difference in the sale of imacs...<< weak, edamo. the color of an orange also determines pricing. bought a brown orange lately, bro! think through what you post.

To: edamo who wrote (57697)	4/27/1999 11:33:00 PM
From: jebj	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

>then why does color make a difference in the sale of imacs... - Edamo Because the grape ones are faster? jb