Steve Baker
Steve Baker
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It's not the products -- it's the business model,
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The con artists have discovered the Internet, ... Digital Jam.
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I think you'll see companies like HP and Compaq diversify their consumer product lines to take advantage of all the digital technologies that are migrating from the consumer electronic side of the business, into the computer side of the business.
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I think that you're giving people an excuse not to do it?and not necessarily a bad one. Some of those lost purchases in the fourth quarter just don't ever come back.
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It's the whole function of how you get your money back. You don't just get it from the gate. You get it through extended stays in hotel rooms. People who plan to come when something is new, they'll get them. Now it'll take an extra half-day to see everything, and they'll get that extra night in the hotel.
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It's hard to make money in this market if you are not Apple. Now There is little barrier to anyone wanting to enter the market.
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It's not as big a gamble as you would imagine it would be. It's all geared to hotel rooms and increasing the length of stay in hotel rooms.
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Hewlett-Packard, Compaq and even Sony to some extent are the companies out there leading the convergence in the stores of computer products and consumer electronics products,
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I'm liking this. This is by far the best weather. I can't wait for some of those clouds to roll in.
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At this point in time, it is in the best interests of the association for me to pursue new opportunities in my professional career. I have no doubt as to the organization's continued success.
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I put out a little bucket and just get out there and start playing. I have gotten kicked out a couple times, but most of the time at least the managers are cool about it. They are like 'we love hearing you when you play, but we just can't allow you to play here.' But I have had a couple managers come out, and they will open the door to the store because they enjoy hearing it.