The announcement today that Staples will soon start selling Dell personal computers in their 1,400 store chain is much more meaningful to SMB solution providers than the previous announcement with Wal-Mart. This is the second meaningful announcement, in addition to the ASAP acquisition, in 90 days. Let's be clear here, subject to logistics and cultural integration issues, the Staples arrangement will be a big winner. Staples is an excellently run company, the leader in its segment, and the addition of Dell will ratchet up the competition. Say what you want about Dell and channel programs, this is a great channel, and it's a winning one. Now let's see how they coexist around managed services to these non-enterprise customers.
marty