41.   But those customers will not get access to research or guidance from a broker.

42.   But, he acknowledged, business customers would get the advantages earlier because they have more options to drive down costs.

43.   By doing business on the Internet, he said Dell is able to reduce its inventories, while customers get faster, more efficient service.

44.   Carlson says other Northern California customers get even more peculiar service.

45.   Companies like Red Hat make money not from the code itself, which customers could get free, but from the products or services bundled with it.

46.   Communications traffic has swelled as more companies set up networks of computers and more customers get extra phone lines at home.

47.   Consumer advocates say residential utility customers can get cheaper and better service if they could choose their own providers.

48.   Cornerstone customers will get money back much sooner, though not all they have paid.

49.   Companies like ExciteAtHome want to build all-inclusive Web sites where customers can get everything from weather reports to home loans.

50.   Customers also get discount coupons for certain products and other perks.