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  • Subject: Re: Making money on the internet and still keeping your AS/400--( Was RE: AS/6000)
  • From: "David Prowak" <dprowak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 08:06:22 -0800

It indicates, that although so many business rules have changed as
businesses  expand in cyberspace,
some of the same old rules still apply.  The "rule" in this case has to do
with businesses in emerging technologies
having to "mature" turning a profit.  For a history lesson, take a look at
the electronic firms in the 60's,
or bio-tech firms in the late 80's & 90's.

What does the fact that Amazon did $650,000,000 in business during the 4th
quarter indicate?
Ah,  maybe their on to something?

Dave

----- Original Message -----
From: Colin Williams <Williamsc@technocrats.co.uk>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2000 1:33 AM
Subject: RE: Making money on the internet and still keeping your
S/400--( Was RE: AS/6000)


> I'm not trying to be sceptical here, but didn't I read in the press that
> Amazon had their busiest year so far, especially Christmas,
> but still haven't made any profit.
>
> What does that indicate!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: drothman@us.ibm.com [mailto:drothman@us.ibm.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2000 10:00 PM
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: RE: Making money on the internet and still keeping your
> AS/400--( Was RE: AS/6000)
>
>
> Ken Sims mentioned Amazon.com, which is an excellent example of why
> on-line ordering is the future (even if Amazon doesn't host its web
> site on an AS/400).
> Two features of Amazon.com that are not available in an ordinary
> catalog:
> 1.  When you find the book you're looking for, note the references to
> other books which were bought by people who bought this book.  They
> give me (the consumer) some good ideas, and increase sales for Amazon.
> 2.  Look at the on-line reviews, written by ordinary people who have
> read the book you're thinking of buying.  There's more knowledge
> available there than through an ordinary bookstore clerk or
> telephone salesperson.
> -Dan R.
>
> >Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 09:04:21 -0000
> >From: Colin Williams <Williamsc@technocrats.co.uk>
> >Subject: RE: AS/6000
> >
> >Are you saying that your company has made more money because of an
> >ecommmerce web site than they would have made anyway.
> >To me ecommerce/internet only offers one new thing to mail order
> >companies, that the catalogue/brochure is online. Apart from that, and
> >the collection of customer information, does it really offer anything
> >new over  telephone ordering/mail order?
>
>
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