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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (58234)5/24/1999 7:17:00 PM
From: Bearded One  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 164684
 
Your response is predicated on the assumption that internet sales will be more profitable than regular bookstore sales. There is no evidence of that yet.

Anyway, Microsoft regularly reengineers their stuff to look like the best work of their competitors. Hasn't hurt them much.



To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (58234)5/24/1999 7:17:00 PM
From: tonyt  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 164684
 
>Doesn't it bother you that B&N had to reengineer the amazon
>site in order to achieve any growth in internet sales at all?

It bothers me more that Amazon had to raid Walmart in order to gain retailing knowledge.