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To: edamo who wrote (57706)	4/27/1999 7:28:00 PM
From: Mama Bear	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

You can't add value to beef? Wow, I'll have to remember that when I order steaks from that mail order house. I can't recall the name now. If you don't believe TV's are a commodity, I know your definition is too narrow. My definition of a commodity is: Anyone can produce it. It is ubiquitous. It trades according to supply and demand. Barb

To: edamo who wrote (57706)	4/27/1999 7:42:00 PM
From: Stefan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

I know you are hard headed like the rest of the DELLheads so it might be futile to provide a definition from a dictionary but here it is com-mod-i-ty (k-modi-te)n.pl. com-mod-i-ties. 1. Something useful that can be turned to commercial or other advantage. 2. An article of trade or commerce, especially an agricultural or mining product, that can be transported. 3. Advantage; benefit. 4. Obsolete. A quantity; lot.[Middle English commodite, from Old French, convenience, from Latin commoditas, from commodus, convenient. See COMMODIOUS.] Please don't hang on to the word "especially". PCs are commodities, just like DRAM is so is Pentium. Intel employees themselves will tell you that they are producing a commodity product (at least ones who make capital equipment purchase decisions).