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To: TheStockFairy who wrote (61148)	6/1/1999 9:33:00 AM
From: IceShark	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

I don't know which period the numbers are coming from, but I seem to recall from a few months ago their China revenues were under 1mm, like a few hundred thou. -g-

To: TheStockFairy who wrote (61148)	6/1/1999 10:17:00 AM
From: gnuman	Respond to of 132070

TSF, Here's a clue on Dell's China share of Asian market. "John Legere, Dell's president for the Asia Pacific Region, also told Dow Jones News Service that sales in China at the end of 1998 were running at a rate equal to $100 million for the full year. " And the prices miss the sweet spot. "Thus, for Chinese looking for bargain home computers, China-made Dells aren't especially attractive. Dell's cheapest desktop sells here for about $1,500, compared with about $800 for a desktop made by Legend or other domestic manufacturers. A comparison of the Dell Web sites in China and the United States produces other examples of why Dell isn't a consumer's bargain in China. A typical Dell high-end OptiPlex GX1p desktop sells for $3,010 in China, compared with a $2,672 pricetag on a virtually identical GX1p model purchased through the Dell Web site in the United States. A typical Dell 266-megahertz Latitude notebook costs $3,601 when purchased through the Dell Web site in China, compared with a price of $2,902 when the same model with the same features is bought through the Dell Web site in the United States. austin360.com