Hartcourt Companies (fka HRCT)

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They were dealing with an informed purchaser more so than newbies and first-time buyers though weren't they? Also, let's see how many of their techies are fluent in Chinese to perform their service biz model over there. All I'm saying is that your arguments, though valid in Europe and the US historically, may not be as viable as the old school brick and mortar methodology in China. I really don't know enough to assert anything at this point in time. Obviously that old approach is working or we (HRCT) wouldn't be buying retail-oriented businesses, and if we all thought that Dell's model was the only or best one, we wouldn't own this stock, we'd own Dell. I also was waxing a bit whimsical and cavalier in my thoughts rather than a true search for exactitude my friend. "I have a dream..."

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